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The future of eco-friendly meat preservation

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The future of eco-friendly meat preservation

Schematic antibacterial mechanism of surfactant micelles against E. coli. Credit: AIMS Agriculture and Food (2024). DOI: 10.3934/agrfood.2024014 A recent study has unveiled the potential of biosurfactants—natural compounds produced by microbes—to dramatically improve the preservation of meat products. This innovative approach could replace synthetic chemicals, enhancing food safety and quality. Meat and meat products, crucial for … Read more

They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along

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They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated … Read more

US Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health

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US Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health

Bob Wilbur thought he’d found a retirement home that would be a place of peace. Nestled against Admiralty Bay on the western edge of Whidbey Island, the three-story house is surrounded by trees and shoreline. It offers the kind of quiet that only an island can provide. Except when the Growlers fly. As often as … Read more

UK research reveals hand car wash sector is awash with exploitation

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UK research reveals hand car wash sector is awash with exploitation

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The risk of slavery in hand car washes across the UK has been exposed by new data from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and modern slavery charity, The Clewer Initiative. It reveals a prevalence of indicators that make exploitation and slavery more likely. Researchers at NTU had expected to be able to … Read more

‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll | Endangered species

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‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll | Endangered species

In a laboratory in the University of Melbourne earlier this year, PhD student Pierre Ibri was running an experiment that could prove to be a critical step in an audacious plan to save Australia’s endangered northern quoll. In plastic trays were groups of tissue cells of another Australian marsupial – the common and mouse-like fat-tailed … Read more

Breakthrough in hemostasis and wound healing research

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US Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health

A breakthrough study, published in Science Translational Medicine, features a biomedical engineering innovation with the potential to transform trauma care and surgical practices. Chapman University’s Fowler School of Engineering Founding Dean and Professor, Andrew Lyon, is a member of this multidisciplinary, multi-university scientific research team developing platelet-like particles that integrate into the body’s clotting pathways … Read more

Reducing prejudice in war zones proves challenging

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Reducing prejudice in war zones proves challenging

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are 62.5 million internally displaced persons worldwide, according to 2022 data by the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. These individuals were forced to leave their homes but remain in the same country. Prior research has shown that internally displaced persons often experience prejudice and discrimination, as residents in their … Read more

Northern lights dazzle over UK and Europe | Astronomy

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Northern lights dazzle over UK and Europe | Astronomy

The northern lights have lit up the night sky with rare sightings across the UK and Europe. The aurora borealis has been spotted in Whitley Bay on the north-east coast; Essex; Cambridgeshire; and Wokingham in Berkshire. Kathleen Cunnea, in Great Horkesley, Essex, said: “It was absolutely stunning to see.” Met Office spokesman Stephen Dixon said … Read more