GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has created tiny hybrid particles that can speedily root out even one isolated E. coli bacterium lurking in ground beef or provide a crucial early warning alarm for bacteria used as agents of bioterrorism and for early disease diagnosis.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A team of University of Florida researchers has invented a way to rapidly detect traces of TNT or other hidden explosives simply by shining a light on any potentially contaminated object, from a speck of dust in the air to the surface of a suitcase.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Menopausal women continue to overestimate the real risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy — and so do their doctors, University of Florida researchers report in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The body attempts to heal a damaged spinal cord in much the same way it repairs skin after simple cuts and scrapes, an insight that may lead to new treatments for the thousands of people paralyzed each year because of spinal cord injuries, say scientists at the University of Florida Health Science Center.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — New genetic research of human lice supports the evolutionary theory of direct contact between modern and archaic humans, according to a study co-authored by a University of Florida researcher. The study sheds light on a hotly debated topic in evolutionary biology: the origin of modern Homo sapiens.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Emotionally draining jobs bring few monetary rewards if the employment does not require great intellectual demands, a new University of Florida study finds.