A microbiome is a collection of microorganisms in the human body that benefits us in different ways. In the lungs, a healthy microbiome is important in maintaining lung health because it teaches the immune system how to respond to harmful microorganisms. Recent research shows that the lung microbiome is also an important indicator of the survival rate for bone marrow transplants in children; those with depleted microbiomes are less likely to survive the procedure because of life-threatening infections caused by a poorly functioning immune system. Read full article here
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‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
In groundbreaking research, an international collaboration of scientists from the University of Rochester have used a beam of neutrinos to measure the size and shape of the protons that make up the nuclei of atoms. This feat, once thought impossible, provides scientists with a new way of looking at the small components of an atom’s nucleus and opens up a wealth of new information about the structure of an atom’s nucleus and the dynamics of the forces that affect neutrino interactions. The researchers solved the challenge of harnessing neutrinos in large numbers by using a neutrino detector containing a target of both hydrogen and carbon atoms, and over nine years of data collection at Fermilab’s accelerator. Read full article here
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March 25, 2023
