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The leprosy parasite causes livers to grow large and reverse in biological age, leading scientists to wonder if it could be used for good.
Source: Believe it or Not, Leprosy Offers the Potential to Regenerate Livers – Cutting Transplant Wait Times
Fascinating.
Advances in chemistry continue to bring new materials into the realm of recyclability, and new work from a team at the University of Michigan has taken aim at one of the most problematic to reuse. The scientists have developed a method of converting waste PVC (polyvinyl chloride) into usable products, opening up some interesting new possibilities when it comes to this traditionally unrecyclable material.
Source: Chemistry breakthrough creates usable products out of unrecyclable PVC
Progress.
Earlier this year, Gwendolyn Bruhn, who worked for Hawaiian Airlines in the 1940s, spotted herself in a photo blown up on an airport wall. Today, Bruhn tells CNN Travel how flying has changed over the past 70 years and what’s stayed the same
Source: What happened when a 94-year-old former flight attendant saw a photo of herself at the airport
Neat story.
With help from a local junior college softball team, a Lamar County couple is celebrating their engagement despite losing their home during the tornado.
Source: ‘Miracle In The Mud’: Engagement Ring Found in Texas Tornado Debris
Love it. Off to a great start. 🙂
Forsyth researchers uncover a novel mechanism for producing cartilage cells.
Source: A small tweak to genes may finally enable us to regrow cartilage
Yes, please! I could use some replacement cartilage in certain joints…
Stanford University researchers have developed a wireless “smart bandage” that speeds up the repair of injured tissue and tracks healing.
Source: This Micro-Thin “Smart Bandage” Monitors Wound Healing While Repairing Tissue
Fascinating.
“You don’t like me having a Black Santa in my front yard?” said Chris Kennedy. “I will go and be the Santa Claus for the entire city.”
Source: He was harassed for the Black Santa on his lawn. Now, he’s a professional Black Santa.
I love this story.
Vaccine against all strains of virus hailed as major step in protecting against potentially devastating flu pandemic
Source: Universal flu vaccine may be available within two years, says scientist
Very encouraging.
A young man who started a window washing business in Kent has been cleaning road signs for free to give back to his community.
Neat idea.
“By simply relocating these pets via air, our rescue network can get them adopted into loving forever homes within 2 weeks of arrival.”
Source: Rescue Pilots Fly Thousands of Senior Shelter Dogs to New Homes
Very cool.