https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud Made to document and reference biology events that impact me en-us 2016-10-27 11:51:55 UTC 2025-11-06 00:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com drbobelwell https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578189 A new immunotherapy technique has been developed that nearly eliminates the allergic response to peanut and egg white proteins in food-allergic mice, reducing the anaphylactic response by up to 90 per cent with only one treatment.

]]> 2016-10-27 11:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578189 drbobelwell https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578513 Children with muscular diseases could have their strength boosted by a new wearable device designed by Royal College of Art graduate Xinyang Tan. Liane Wimhurst reports. Video provided by Reuters

]]> 2016-10-27 11:55:32 UTC https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578513 drbobelwell https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578837 The new species was identified and named by millipede taxonomist Dr. Paul Marek of Virginia Tech and his colleagues from Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Texas, Austin.]]> 2016-10-27 11:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133578837 drbobelwell https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133579112 Spiders are sensitive to airborne vibrations from nearby sources. They are supposed to respond to sounds and ‘hear,’ but only when the sound is coming from a few inches away. Now, a Cornell University-led research team has found that jumping spiders, and most likely other spiders too, can hear sounds over much greater distances.]]> 2016-10-27 11:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/drbobelwell/94p0jh4plmud/wish/133579112