TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES and COLUMNS Letter from the Editor…..…..……..............22 And Another Thing………………………….5 NEWS SHORTS
Snail-derived compound could be a safer anticoagulant compared to heparins……………..7 These teabags aren’t for making tea — they remove arsenic..…………………...…….…...8 A stretchy, heat-activated skin patch could be a surgery-free melanoma treatment...…….....9 Stopping algae blooms with bacteria-busting buoys………………......…......………..….….11
Combining algae and oyster shells for biodiesel born in the bayou………... .………….12 Surgical stitches loaded with antiinflammatory medications.……………...…..14 Initial tests find lead in children’s fast-fashion clothing………………………………...…….16 Prototype breath tests spot bacterial infections in minutes.…………………………………..18 AROUND the AREA UT Dallas…………………………………...19
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