Those of us born after World War II have take antibiotics for granted. Strep throat? Ear infection? Acne? Bronchitis? Not a problem. Take the full prescribed antibiotic dose and you are cured. The reality of antibiotic resistant bacteria however, disrupts that scenario. No longer can we always trust in a full recovery from a bacterial […]

When are root hair cells not root hair cells? When they differentiate into skin cells! According to Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots, a recent article from ScienceDaily, researchers in Leipzig have perfected a technique in which they use a person’s root hair cells as a source of stem cells that can be cultured […]

Will we ever find a suitable, sustainable, and reliable substitute for fossil fuels? Sure, there’s wind, water, or solar power, but these sources are dependent on the conditions of nature and are not always reliable. ScienceDaily reported, on November 3, 2007, that two microbiologists, Rhonda Zeltwanger and Michael Cotta at Washington University in St. […]