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Can we engineer bacteria to regenerate tissues?

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Can we engineer bacteria to regenerate tissues? Published: Dr Christopher Contag , a biomedical engineer and microbiologist at Michigan State University in the US, is creating engineered endosymbionts – bacterial cells that can be delivered into cells of other organisms where they can persist and control cellular functions.

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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He has established the Music and Mental Health Research Clinic to explore the relationships between music and mental health and to develop ways of integrating music into healthcare services. The benefits of music are spread across the spectrum of physical and mental health. Music is complex because it involves multiple senses.

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How to build an engineer: Start Young with STEM Education

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These core concepts are a critical, essential portion of a child’s education to connect to a large and rapidly growing workforce. One way parents and educators can help improve children’s STEM literacy is through early introduction. Stimulating an interest in STEM education from a young age. Children are naturally curious.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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At the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA, Dr Yamil Colón is a chemical and biomolecular engineer studying this important chemical process. His work could help make huge breakthroughs in healthcare, climate change, environment and water scarcity research. How does the team do this research? What is Yamil working on?

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. WHAT DOES JO’S RESEARCH MEAN FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS? Published: May 11, 2022. HOW DO WE FIND OUT?

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talkSTEM High School Interns’ Perspectives

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For example, this school year, we are taking AP Physics and learning to drive. In contrast, people with a growth mindset believe that their abilities and intelligence can be developed through continued effort and education. When one of us first began our biomedical engineering research internship, they knew nothing about shear waves.

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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Professor Christian Franck , from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, leads the PANTHER programme, researching new ways of detecting and preventing traumatic brain injuries. This can destroy a student’s self-confidence and create challenges that may stay with them throughout their educational journey.

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