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Sunday, April 13, 2014

This week in biology/medicine (April 7-13, 2014)

An insect-transmitted pathogen that hijacks the plant's ability to reproduce. (Open Access)


Would you use a jelly fish as a diaper?  A group in Israel is developing a technology to turn jelly fish into useful household products.

Apparently, science is running out of juice.

The true meaning of zombie plants.

Coral reefs around the world are in danger of this newly identified flatworm.


Have scientists found a cure for Hepatitis C?

Want to get over jet lag?  There's an app for that.

Scientists have grown cartilage and successfully reconstructed a nose. (Open Access)

And in other lab-grown organ news, vaginal organs have been successfully grown and implanted into patients. (Open Access)

Flies use fighter jet moves to evade swatting.

And a bonus (not biology): the Large Hadron Collider found a new form or matter!
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