Superhydrophobic particles offer promising method to tackle water pollutants
Emerging pollutants are compounds—microplastics, oils, dyes, pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, etc.—that end up in aquatic ecosystems and can pose an environmental and health risk. These pollutants, which are related to human activities, can be found in wastewater, and removing them represents a scientific, technological and societal challenge…
Air travel advocates in uproar after CTA proposes fines against passengers
The government is not serving the public interest here whatsoever,’ Gábor Lukács with Air Passenger Rights told Global News…Structural characterization of influenza group 1 chimeric hemagglutinins as broad vaccine immunogens
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 7, February 2025. SignificanceInfluenza virus group 1 chimeric hemagglutinin (cHA) vaccines are in human clinical trials as universal influenza vaccine candidates. Here, we determined crystal and electron microscopy structures of group 1 cHAs cH5/1, cH8/1, and cH11/1 with …Spatial population dynamics of bacterial colonies with social antibiotic resistance
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 7, February 2025. SignificanceInteractions between bacteria are common, particularly in the crowded surface-associated communities that occur anywhere from natural ecosystems to the human body to medical devices. Antibiotic resistance can be influenced by these “social” …Liver-specific transgenic expression of human NTCP in rhesus macaques confers HBV susceptibility on primary hepatocytes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 7, February 2025. SignificanceInfectious diseases are often species specific and difficult to model. However, with current genome editing technologies, we can tailor laboratory species for specific research applications. This work addresses a major barrier in the hepatitis …
Prehistoric Human Footprints and Tracks Hint at a 22,000-Year-Old Transporting Tool
Learn about the tracks and footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, possibly representing the earliest evidence of human-made transportation technology…
First female runner could soon break the 4-minute-mile barrier
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister pushed through the finishing tape at Iffley Road track in Oxford, England, and collapsed into the arms of friends after becoming the first human to run a mile in less than four minutes…