New Ultrafast Camera Invented At Washington University Could Help Turn...
What if we could design a camera that could take a hundred billion pictures in a second ― enough to record the fastest phenomena in the universe. Sounds like science fiction, right? But it’s not: a new...
View ArticleAmeren's Callaway nuclear power plant license extended
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating license for Ameren's Callaway nuclear power plant through 2044. But ongoing litigation could quash that renewal.
View ArticleUnder the Microscope: Single-Stream Recycling in Missouri
Throughout 2015, the City of Columbia has made strident efforts to overhaul its trash services. While most of the focus has been put on the potential “what if’s” of switching from the city’s current...
View ArticleSt. Louis is birthplace of GMOs; meet the woman who created them
Mary-Dell Chilton pioneered the field of genetic engineering in agriculture. She has spent most of her decades-long career working for Syngenta , where she founded the agribusiness company's research...
View ArticleSupreme Court says EPA should have considered costs when it set pollution...
Updated 10 a.m. Tuesday with cost information from Ameren. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Obama administration, saying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should have considered...
View ArticleWash U researchers find potential new strategy in fight against...
Researchers at Washington University have found that some multidrug resistant bacteria intentionally get rid of the genes that protect them from antibiotics. That discovery could eventually provide a...
View ArticleNew device can inject drugs into the brain — via remote control
Scientists at Washington University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new tool to study how specific brain cells affect behavior. The miniature, wireless device can...
View ArticleSierra Club: Ameren’s Labadie power plant permit violates water quality laws
The Sierra Club says Ameren's Labadie power plant in Franklin County does not meet state and federal water quality standards and wants it brought into compliance. On Friday, the environmental group...
View ArticleNew genetic test can detect almost any human virus
Scientists at Washington University have developed a genetic test that can be used to detect practically any virus known to infect humans. It could be especially useful for quickly identifying the...
View ArticleStudy: steroid shows potential for treating cataracts without surgery
Scientists have identified a chemical that could one day be used in eye drops to treat cataracts — potentially eliminating the need for expensive surgery, the only treatment option currently available....
View ArticleWashington University public health conference to focus on emergency...
The St. Louis region faces a wide range of potential public health crises, including natural disasters like tornados and floods, infectious disease epidemics and civil unrest. Our ability to respond to...
View ArticleEarly childhood depression alters the developing brain, Wash U study suggests
Depression very early in life can affect the way a child’s brain develops. A new study by researchers at Washington University is the first to link early childhood depression to physical changes in the...
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