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  2. Year: 2019
  3. Month: September
  4. Day: 26

Day: September 26, 2019

Detailed PICture reveals how tooth enamel is strong enough to last a lifetime

Posted on September 26, 2019

Physicist Pupa Gilbert used PIC mapping to find that the way enamel crystals are misoriented likely deflects cracks, leading to teeth’s lifelong strength.

Posted in Feature Stories, News, Research News

Mob Mentality: ​Bacteria send signals before massing for an attack. Helen Blackwell has discovered how to listen in, and block deadly cells’ ability to swarm.

Posted on September 26, 2019

When Helen Blackwell describes how disease-causing bacteria become virulent, it’s hard not to imagine the little buggers whistling to each other in a dark alley, like bad …  

Posted in Feature Stories, News, Research News

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