Today, you’ll learn about a new anxiety-free way to collect blood samples modeled on the sucking power of leeches, the super carbon-gobbling power of blue-green algae, and a new understanding of how asthma happens - and maybe how to stop it.

Leeches & Blood Tests

“Blood diagnostics modeled on leeches.” by Fabio Bergamin. 2024.
“Prevalence, causes, impacts, and management of needle phobia: An international survey of a general adult population.” by Kimberly Alsbrooks & Klaus Hoerauf. 2022.
“ A Bioinspired and Cost-Effective Device for Minimally Invasive Blood Sampling.” by Nicole Zoratto, et al. 2024.

Algae & Carbon

“Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite.” Scimex. 2024.
“Light and carbon: Synthetic biology toward new cyanobacteria-based living biomaterials.” by Isabella M. Goodchild-Michelman, et al. 2023.
“Cyanobacterial a-carboxysome carbonic anhydrase is allosterically regulated by the Rubisco substrate RuBP.” by Sacha B. Pulsford, et al. 2024.

Asthma Cause

“Chronic asthma could be caused by cell overcrowding in the airways.” by Monique Brouillette. 2024.
“Asthma Surveillance Data.” CDC. 2021.
“Bronchoconstriction damages airway epithelial by crowding-induced excess cell extrusion.” by Dustin C. Bagley, et al. 2024.

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Leeches & Blood Tests, Algae & Carbon, Asthma Cause

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