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Cassie Mitchell
Paying Attention to Attention
Spatial attention is what happens when we selectively focus on a region in our visual field and…
Fast, Accurate Scientific CMOS Noise Correction Advances Imaging for Fluorescence Microscopy
A fluorescence microscope is an optical microscope that uses fluorescence to study the properties…
Research on the hummingbird-sized hawk moth (Manduca sexta) shows that millisecond changes in timing of its action potential spikes conveys the majority of information the moth uses to coordinate the muscles in its wings. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech)
AfroBiotech Was About More Than Science
Cutting-edge research in topics such as regenerative medicine, DNA synthesis, and genome design and…
<p>Using advanced metagenomics techniques, researchers have found that conventional culture- based lab tests may often misdiagnose the microbial causes of diarrheal diseases in children. The study, based on samples from Ecuadorian children, also found that a common strain of the E. coli bacterium may be more virulent than previously believed.</p>
Metagenomics Unlocks Unknowns of Diarrheal Disease Cases in Children
Using advanced metagenomics techniques, researchers have found that conventional culture-based lab…
Ahmet Coskun
Compound in Malted Barley Makes Colon Cells Move
Can a pint of Pilsner increase your urgency to poop? Scientists at Georgia Tech have identified…
Georgia Tech undergraduate student Gaurav Byagathvalli and Assistant Professor Saad Bhamla with examples of the inexpensive ElectroPen – an electroporator device useful in life sciences research. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)
Q&amp;A with Georgia Tech Professors on the Intersection of Science Fiction and the Chemical Elements
Can you still recite the elements of the periodic table? Throughout this year, Georgia Tech has…
<p>A new study based on insurance claim data and electronic health records from 4.9 million patients provides new guidance for clinicians choosing antihypertensive drugs for their patients.</p>
Study Provides New Guidance on Use of First-Line Antihypertensive Drugs
Thiazide diuretics demonstrate better effectiveness and cause fewer side effects than ACE…
Emily Madsen
NASA Research Isn't All Rocket Science
Bioscientists who want to shed light on the origin, evolution, and distribution of life in the…
Getting new treatments from the lab benchtop to patients&#039
Getting New Treatments to Patients can be Harder than Landing on Mars
Getting new treatments from the lab benchtop to patients' bedsides can be harder and more expensive…
Phil Santangelo, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University
There&#039;s no Quit in Cassie Mitchell
A former track star with dreams of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, Cassie Mitchell is now an…

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