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In praise of the shandy
It would appear that I never learn. I poke the gelatinous orb on my plate with a spoon, and chide myself over the fact that this has now happened to me three times in the last two days. I read “potato dumpling” on the menu and imagine the cute little carb lozenges I was treated to earlier in the week at a conference centre by a lush German lake. True, that was the sort of place where you would never be served standard conference fare (caprese salad on a stick; a manky mini chicken drumstick).
The rise of a mysterious lung illness begins to expose the dangers of vaping
Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Submit a note Submit your own Lab Note Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own All eyes are on CRISPR, the gene-editing sensation touted to solve a slew of long-standing medical challenges, such as engineering CRISPR nanoparticles as a potential therapeutic for Alzheimer’s disease or working towards an antidote to box jellyfish stings.
We have many tools in the fight against antibiotic resistance, and we should consider not using them
Netflix recently released a medical reality series called Diagnosis. The show is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders' column in the New York Times, in which she uses the NYT's unparalleled readership and reach to crowdsource diagnoses for patients needing answers. The first episode follows Angel Parker, a young woman dealing with excruciating pain that keeps her from working and even walking. Her pain is severe and intermittent, and comes with dark “Coca-Cola” colored urine.
Time-restricted feeding keeps mice healthy, even when their circadian rhythms are disrupted
Netflix recently released a medical reality series called Diagnosis. The show is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders' column in the New York Times, in which she uses the NYT's unparalleled readership and reach to crowdsource diagnoses for patients needing answers. The first episode follows Angel Parker, a young woman dealing with excruciating pain that keeps her from working and even walking. Her pain is severe and intermittent, and comes with dark “Coca-Cola” colored urine.
Take CRISPR/Cas9 outside, use it like a hand-held search engine for the genome
Netflix recently released a medical reality series called Diagnosis. The show is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders' column in the New York Times, in which she uses the NYT's unparalleled readership and reach to crowdsource diagnoses for patients needing answers. The first episode follows Angel Parker, a young woman dealing with excruciating pain that keeps her from working and even walking. Her pain is severe and intermittent, and comes with dark “Coca-Cola” colored urine.
Your anonymized data might not be as anonymous as you thought
Netflix recently released a medical reality series called Diagnosis. The show is based on Dr. Lisa Sanders' column in the New York Times, in which she uses the NYT's unparalleled readership and reach to crowdsource diagnoses for patients needing answers. The first episode follows Angel Parker, a young woman dealing with excruciating pain that keeps her from working and even walking. Her pain is severe and intermittent, and comes with dark “Coca-Cola” colored urine.
It may be possible to prevent fetal brain damage after Zika virus infection
Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Submit a note Submit your own Lab Note Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own Although ants are well-known as being household pests, most of our terrestrial landscapes would likely be drastically different without them. Ants provide an essential ecosystem service by maintaining soil. They aerate soil by digging tunnels for their nests (which also allows water to reach plant roots), and they mix nutrients through soil.
A new discovery about magnetism could lead to faster and more energy efficient computer memory technology
Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Submit a note Submit your own Lab Note Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own Although ants are well-known as being household pests, most of our terrestrial landscapes would likely be drastically different without them. Ants provide an essential ecosystem service by maintaining soil. They aerate soil by digging tunnels for their nests (which also allows water to reach plant roots), and they mix nutrients through soil.
A good defense is the best offense in medicine
Get new Lab Notes sent to your inbox Submit a note Submit your own Lab Note Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own Have you ever wondered if knives manufactured from frozen human feces could function as well as regular knives? While the thought has never crossed my mind, researchers at Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History wondered about this very question, and sought to find the answer. And yes, there's a good reason why.
Great news! Hops contain a molecule that improves metabolism!
Photo by Drew Farwell on Unsplash And it's the same one that makes your beer bitter. Kevin Pels Chemical Biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute February 18, 2019 When it comes to beverages and their purported long-term health benefits, we’re used to seeing praise for coffee and wine. Until now, beer has a shoddier reputation—but new research suggests it could belong in the same pantheon. It turns out that hops, the main flavoring agents in beer, may have beneficial effects on health too.
Take a tasting tour
You can sample some beverages and music, all in the name of the Shakopee Chamber with the 2018 Reds, Whites and Brews event, 7 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, March 9 at the Triple Crown Club, 1100 Canterbury Rd., Shakopee.Join in for an all-access pass to taste some of the greatest wines, beers and bites. Also enjoy the music of Duelly Noted, bid of unique experience packages during the live auction and get your silly on in the interactive photo booth.
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