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UC San Diego researcher receives $21 million grant to check sensory coordination in animals

For all animals, processing sensory impressions is a matter of survival. Seeing, smelling, touching, tasting and hearing – the coordination of those senses helps them to seek out food, return to shelter and escape danger. David Kleinfeld, distinguished professor of physics and neurobiology on the University of California San Diego, is a number one expert […]

Human mini-lungs mimic the response of animals to nanomaterials

Mini human lungs grown by scientists on the University of Manchester can mimic the response of animals when exposed to certain nanomaterials. The study within the university’s NanoCell Biology Lab on the Center for Nanotechnology in Medicine is published within the influential journal Even in the event that they should not expected to completely replace […]