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Melissa Bill
Melissa Bill
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Melissa Bill is a journalist with more than 16 years of experience. She started her professional career at The Miami Herald in Miami, reporting on community news, government and general assignments. She then went on to become the morning anchor at WIOD News Radio, covering state and local news. Later,
Melissa began contributing for a variety of publications both print and online, covering everything from technology and business, to health and wellness. Melissa received her BA in Mass Communications/Broadcast journalism from Florida International University in Miami.
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Team Uses Organ Donations from Dogs to Test Cancer Drug Toxicity
May 03, 2023
Researchers have shown that heart tissue obtained through organ donations from dogs dying of other causes are a promising platform for testing cancer drug toxicity, offering scientists a new alternative.
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AI Helps Scientists Predict Bacteria's Environmental Preferences
May 01, 2023
Researchers have figured out a way to predict bacteria’s environmental pH preferences from a quick look at their genomes, using machine learning.
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New Antimicrobial 'Superfoam' has Clinical, Environmental Applications
April 28, 2023
A versatile new foam could significantly reduce health care-related infections caused by implanted medical devices—or drastically improve cleanup efforts following environmental disasters like oil spills.
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Study Links Infant RSV to Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma
April 28, 2023
A new observational study found that RSV infection in the first year of life is associated with a significantly increased risk of asthma in children.
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Hornet Genomes Provide Clues to Success as Invasive Species
April 26, 2023
Researchers recently sequenced the genomes of three different species of hornets for the first time ever, comparing them to reveal insights about their behavior, biology and evolution.
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Study: Arctic Ice Algae is Heavily Contaminated by Microplastics
April 26, 2023
Researchers have discovered that the alga Melosira arctica—which grows under Arctic sea ice—contains 10 times as many microplastic particles as the surrounding seawater.
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Master Brewers: Bees Use Bacteria to 'Ferment' Nutrients for their Larvae
April 24, 2023
The microbiome of these brood cells is dominated by lactobacilli bacteria, which are known for their role in fermenting foods like yogurt, sauerkraut and sourdough bread.
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Chemists Develop New Test for Detecting Cancer Biomarkers
April 24, 2023
A team led by chemists has developed a new test for detecting biological markers related to several types of cancer.
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Scientists Identify Sea Urchin Killer Responsible for 2022 Massive Die-off
April 21, 2023
The search for the 2022 killer that decimated the long-spined sea urchin population in the Caribbean and along Florida’s east coast is over.
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Study Shatters Textbook Explanations for Disease that Strikes Native Americans
April 21, 2023
Researchers have identified the cause of an inherited metabolic disease common among people with Lumbee and other Native American heritage, overturning decades of settled science and pointing to new, more effective therapies.
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Study: Poor Diet to Blame for 70% of Type 2 Diabetes Diagnoses
April 19, 2023
A new study shows poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018, representing over 70% of new diagnoses globally.
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In the Classroom, 'In-sync Brainwaves' Lead to Better Learning
April 17, 2023
Students whose brainwaves are more in sync with their classmates and teacher are likely to learn better than those lacking this “brain-to-brain synchrony.”
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Study Identifies Potential 'Height Genes'
April 17, 2023
A study identified potential "height genes" and found that genetic changes affecting cartilage cell maturation may strongly influence adult height.
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Plant Patch Can Detect, Monitor Infections, Pathogens
April 14, 2023
North Carolina State University researchers have developed an electronic patch that can be placed on the leaves of plants to monitor crops for different pathogens and various stressors.
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Hair Analysis Reveals Ancient Drug Use in Europe
April 14, 2023
Human hair analysis from a burial site in Menorca, Spain, indicates that ancient human civilizations used hallucinogenic drugs derived from plants.
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CRISPR-Cas9 Method Sheds Light on Tumor Subtypes
April 12, 2023
A research team has developed a new method that can model certain liver cancer tumor subtypes using the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.
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California’s Beetle-killed, Carbon-storing Pine Forests May be Lost Forever
April 07, 2023
The Ponderosa pine forests in Sierra Nevada took a big hit from western pine beetles in 2012-2015, and simultaneously suffered from a severe drought.
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Pathogen 'Tree of Life' Provides Plethora of Data on Plant Species
April 05, 2023
A new online tool will help researchers across the globe identify, detect and monitor species of Phytophthora, which have been responsible for devastating plant diseases for centuries.
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Study: Plants Emit Popcorn-like Sounds
April 04, 2023
Researchers detected a click-like sound, similar to the popping of popcorn, emitted at a volume that mimics human speech, but at high frequencies outside the hearing range of the human ear.
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Researcher: 'Rigid' Spike Protein is Unlikely to Cause More SARS-CoV-2 Variants
April 04, 2023
A new study shows mutations that tightened the core of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in new variants may have increased the virus’s fitness.
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