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01/27/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Pharmaceuticals and other manmade contaminants affecting fish survivability by altering metabolism; pharmaceuticals threatening the food supply

A recent animal study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology revealed that exposure to pharmaceutical contaminants and pollutants — such as birth-control medication, anti-depressants and beta blockers — may drive fishes that live downstream from a typical sewage treatment plant to exert more effort to boost their survival. A team of researchers at McMaster […]

07/03/2017 / By Russel Davis

Swimming nanobots developed that can hunt down and destroy bacteria in water

A team of researchers have recently designed “two-faced” spherical microbots called Janus meant to rid water of harmful bacteria and other microorganisms. The spherical particles were made up of magnesium on one face and alternating layers of gold and iron topped by silver nanoparticles on the other. The magnesium face produced hydrogen bubbles upon contact with water, […]

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