Researchers from Vanderbilt University have developed a system of artificial cilia that can reportedly monitor mucus conditions in human airways for detecting infection, airway obstruction or the ...

1 School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China 2 Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua ...

VARIATIONS in the biological activity of activated sludges have been ascribed to a number of causes, and attempts have been made to relate the presence of characteristic organisms to the activity ...

Flagella and centrioles play indispensable roles across eukaryotic systems. Flagella, which are also known as motile cilia, are instrumental for cell motility, whereas centrioles are crucial ...

Detecting danger is key to the survival and success of all species. Animal nervous and immune systems cooperate to optimize danger detection. Preceding studies have highlighted the benefits of ...

Another investigation assessed the health effects of protozoan infections in school-aged children, linking exposure to contaminated water sources with increased rates of diarrhea and absenteeism from ...