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An artist’s illustration of artificial intelligence (AI). This image depicts how AI could assist in genomic studies and its applications. It was created by artist Nidia Dias as part of the...

3D Bioprinter Replicates Chemicals in Plants

By: Bryan Xi, Journalist
As climate change and other threats like pests and unsustainable farming techniques threaten the plants of this planet, certain medical plants may disappear, removing access to their important chemicals. This means that major medicines, critical to global health, may disappear as well.
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Organ Printing

Organ Printing

By: Nylah Nasim, Journalist
According of the Health Resources and Service Administration, 17 people die everyday waiting for an organ donation. 3D printing organs would speed up the process of organ transplants.
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The Man in the Iron Lung

The Man in the Iron Lung

By: Anna Statz, Journalist
Paul Richard Alexander has lived in the iron lung for over seventy years. The iron lung is a tube-like device that covers every part of the body except the head.
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Scientists Make A New Cure For Death Cap Poisoning

By: Walker McCann, Journalist
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a newly developed antidote called indocyanine green that can reduce the toxicity of α-amanitin. A-amanitin is a toxin produced by the death cap mushroom which is one of the world's most poisonous fungus.
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A Closer Look At Defibrillators

By: Florian Demuth, Journalist
Defibrillators come with some risks. If the device is used incorrectly, the patient may sustain burns, bruises, or other injuries.
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The Science Behind Pacemakers

By: Florian Demuth, Journalist
The device attaches to one or more leads or wires that run through veins to the coronary arteries. The pacemaker's electronics continuously monitor the heartbeat and send electrical indicate the coronary heart muscle to correct the heartbeat.
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A Simulated Heart Attack To Build New Heart Medications

By: Victor Cao, Journalist

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for nearly 700,000 deaths in 2020. There are many mysteries relating to this disease, without any reliable and consistent cure. However,...

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Breakthrough HIV Vaccine Passes Phase 1 Clinical Test

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist
An experimental HIV vaccine test opens up the way for a future HIV vaccine.
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Iron Lung

By: Fox Burton, Journalist
How an iron lung works, and its history.
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