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Luis Alvarez Aims to Heal Wounds with Tissue-Regenerating “Paint”
Luis Alvarez Aims to Heal Wounds with Tissue-Regenerating “Paint”
The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.
The bioactive coating tethers restorative proteins to implanted tissues and fosters new growth, animal studies suggest.
Army
CDC Shuts Down Army Lab’s Disease Research
Shawna Williams | Aug 6, 2019 | 2 min read
The agency cites lapses in biosafety procedures at the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Maryland.
Army Surgeons Grow Ear in Soldier’s Arm
Catherine Offord | May 11, 2018 | 1 min read
The woman’s own cartilage was used to construct the transplant after she lost her left ear in a car crash.
DoD Under Investigation for Pathogen-Handling Mistakes
Jef Akst | Sep 16, 2015 | 2 min read
US Defense Department labs are the subject of inquiry following several safety breaches concerning the handling of deadly bacteria and virus strains.
Anthrax Sent in Error to 86 Labs
Kerry Grens | Jul 29, 2015 | 2 min read
A US Army lab shipped live spores of the deadly bacterium because of improper irradiation protocols, a Department of Defense review has found.
Birds and Choppers Don’t Mix
Bob Grant | Mar 5, 2014 | 2 min read
A new study finds that birdstrike is a huge threat to US Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force helicopters operating within the United States.