by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 26, 2021 | News, Press release, Science Highlights
Proof of concept for rational design of “biohybrid walkers” reduces lab testing, expense Biohybrid robots—made by adding living tissues such as muscle cells to an artificial skeleton—have a lot of potential for doing complex jobs at tiny scales. But...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 13, 2021 | News, Press release, Science Highlights, Spring-Summer 2021
Hurricane Simulations by Bridges, Bridges-2 Inform State Decision-Making Work Supports Louisiana’s 2023 Coastal Master Plan by Ken Chiacchia Destruction of coastal habitat doesn’t just affect wildlife—it endangers human lives and impacts employment and the...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 13, 2021 | Science Highlights
Hijacking of Pro-Vaccination Twitter Effort Is Focus of Bridges and Bridges-2 Analysis Tweets reveal how superior organization, social media practice of anti-vaccine messages came to dominate event by health professionals by Ken Chiacchia A well-intentioned 2020...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jul 13, 2021 | Science Highlights, Spring-Summer 2021
A two-step method identifies known drugs likely to reduce chance of death from covid-19 Bridges helps identify meds for other conditions that associate with lower death rates in COVID-19 patients by Ken Chiacchia Both the ongoing treatment of COVID-19 and readiness...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jun 15, 2021 | News, Press release, Science Highlights
bridges & bridges-2 Power discovery of two-x-chromosome male voles The Way This Rodent Species Determines Sex Differs from All Other Mammals Known by Ken Chiacchia Sex can be complicated. In creeping voles, a small rodent in the Pacific Northwest, it’s even more...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 27, 2021 | Science Highlights
psc systems power dna-based identification of surface, airborne microbes worldwide Samples from 60 cities reveal previously unknown microbes, diversity of antibiotic-resistance genes by Ken Chiacchia Dangerous microbes can emerge with little warning. Using PSC’s...
