Scientists have created a clever tool to help repair heart valves in people with diabetes. This tool is a special kind of scaffold that mimics how the body naturally heals itself. The scaffold is made with tiny particles of iridium and ruthenium, which work together to balance out harmful chemicals
Scientists have made a big step forward in healing soft tissues. They created a special gel that can be 3D printed. This gel is made from a protein that acts like collagen, a key part of our skin and other soft tissues. The gel is special because it forms under normal conditions. It doesn't need ha
Fibra Next, a Mexican real estate investment trust, recently attempted to raise funds by selling shares. The goal was to collect around 10 billion Mexican pesos, but they only managed to secure about $400 million. This is less than what they initially aimed for. The company planned to sell 100 mill
Scientists are investigating how mercury, a harmful substance, might be affecting teens later in life after early exposure. They are particularly interested in 15-year-olds to understand if mercury exposure before and after birth can lead to health problems like heart disease and diabetes. Mercury
Five men in Michigan thought they could outsmart the system. They pretended to be a minority-owned business to get contracts. They lied for years. They stole millions from the government. Now, they are paying the price. The men owned a surveying company. They called it Surveying Solutions Inc. , or
Scientists have been playing around with sound waves to make chicken meat better. They wanted to see how sound waves and salt levels affect chicken protein when it's frozen and thawed. It turns out, sound waves can make the chicken protein more soluble and change its structure. This helps the protei
Scientists have made a big step forward in tracking monarch butterflies. They are now able to follow individual butterflies on their long journeys from places like Ontario to Mexico. This is possible thanks to tiny, solar-powered radio tags that weigh just 60 milligrams. These tags are attached to t
Scientists have created a new way to help heal skin and other soft tissues. They used a special kind of hydrogel that can change shape over time. This hydrogel is printed in a way that allows it to be customized for each person's needs. The hydrogel sheets are very thin, about 1mm thick. This makes
Fish live in water. This water is full of germs. Fish are born ready to face these germs. They have a built-in defense system. This system is always on guard. It is called the innate immune system. One of its key weapons is tiny proteins called antimicrobial peptides, or AMPs. These AMPs help fish f
Scientists found a small but important change in cucumber plants. This change happened naturally over time. It made cucumbers bigger. The change is in the plant's DNA. It affects how the plant grows its seeds and fruits. The change is tiny. It is only 29 parts of the plant's DNA. But it has a big e
