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Are we over-sanitizing?
The days of wiping down groceries may be coming to an end, but will American’s reliance on hand sanitizer follow suit? This week, the ...
St. Georges Technical High School is first high school in the U.S. to use the Gene Editing Institute’s CRISPR in a Box Educational Toolkit™
Toolkit is easily incorporated into any laboratory science course Wilmington, Del., April 1, 2021 – St. Georges Technical High School in southern New Castle County, Delaware is the ...
Covering CRISPR, gene editing – and what it might mean for generations to come? Our experts can help
The two scientists who took the concept of gene editing to the forefront were recently rewarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in Chemistry. The efforts ...
A new kind of "Zoom" science lesson
With the end of the school year just around the corner and numerous COVID-19 restrictions still in place for the foreseeable future, many parents are ...
Rensselaer Team Seeks Alternative Approach to Controlling Viruses
As researchers worldwide scramble to formulate a vaccine to combat COVID-19, a team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is pursuing a potentially powerful solution to pandemic ...
‘Alexa for chemistry’: National Science Foundation puts VCU and partners on fast track to build open network
D. Tyler McQuade, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, is principal investigator ...
Public Health Threats: Vaping and Opioids
The misuse of opioids and e-cigarettes have become serious public health issues across the United States. On Long Island alone, the opioid epidemic is costing ...
Key Environmental Quality Research Questions Identified for North America by Multidisciplinary Team
As density in cities increase along with other global megatrends, researchers are working to address environment and health challenges in collaborative ways. Using a recently ...
Environmental Scientists Identify Most Pressing Issues Posed by Chemicals in the Environment in Europe
Environmental scientists have identified 22 key research questions surrounding the risks associated with chemicals in the environment in Europe. Chemicals released into the environment by human ...
Nanotechnology is huge - is it the way of the future?
Earlier this week, the International Nanotechnology and Conference took place in Tokyo, Japan. Thousands of researchers, scientists and academics attended from around the world to ...
