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- Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'super bugs'
- Noninvasive brain implant could someday translate thoughts into movement
- How we come to know our bodies as our own
- Stretchable electronics: Wireless sensor measures and inputs intense body movements to computer
- Youths in tough gangs own dogs for companionship and socializing
- Fly larvae used to remove organic waste on an industrial scale
- Cave researchers explore stream-filled cavern at entrance to Jerusalem
| Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'super bugs' Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT "Super bugs," which can cause wide-spread disease and may be resistant to most, if not all, conventional antibiotics, still have their weaknesses. A team of Canadian scientists discovered that specific mixtures of antimicrobial agents presented in lipid (fatty) mixtures can significantly boost the effectiveness of those agents to kill the resistant bacteria.  |
| Noninvasive brain implant could someday translate thoughts into movement Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:36 PM PDT A brain implant developed at the University of Michigan uses the body's skin like a conductor to wirelessly transmit the brain's neural signals to control a computer, and may eventually be used to reactivate paralyzed limbs.  |
| How we come to know our bodies as our own Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT By taking advantage of a "body swap" illusion, researchers have captured the brain regions involved in one of the most fundamental aspects of self-awareness: how we recognize our bodies as our own, distinct from others and from the outside world. That self-perception is traced to specialized multisensory neurons in various parts of the brain that integrate different sensory inputs across all body parts into a unified view of the body.  |
| Stretchable electronics: Wireless sensor measures and inputs intense body movements to computer Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:25 AM PDT Electronics that can be bent and stretched might sound like science fiction. But scientists have devised a wireless sensor that can stand to be stretched. For example, the sensor can measure intensive body movements and wirelessly send information directly to a computer.  |
| Youths in tough gangs own dogs for companionship and socializing Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:25 AM PDT Youths in groups or gangs choose to own dogs primarily for socializing and companionship. Dogs are also used for protection and enhancing status, but to a lesser extent, contrary to popular perception.  |
| Fly larvae used to remove organic waste on an industrial scale Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:18 AM PDT Researchers have used fly larvae to reduce animal feces and manure in a sustainable manner.  |
| Cave researchers explore stream-filled cavern at entrance to Jerusalem Posted: 14 Jun 2011 06:57 AM PDT Researchers have conducted an initial survey of what appears to be an important, ancient water source in a cave that was been discovered during excavation work for a new train station being constructed at the entrance to Jerusalem.  |
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