BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 11 [Category: Science] -- The Biophysical Society issued the following news release: * * * Biophysical Society Announces the Results of its 2026 Elections * BETHESDA, MD - Vasanthi Jayaraman has been elected President-elect of the Biophysical Society (BPS). She will assume the office of President-elect at the 2027 BPS Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in February. Jayaraman is a professor and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the McGovern Medical School at the University o more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Flesh-eating Screwworms Have Returned. Which New Technologies Could Stop Them? * They may look like any ordinary species of flies buzzing around on a given day, but the New World screwworm is quite extraordinary. Screwworm flies are highly destructive parasitic flies that feed on the tissue of warm-blooded animals, including humans (though the risk to humans is low). They burrow their way in a spiral (screw) pattern into wounds an more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 10 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Hustle House Cultivates Next Generation of Christian Entrepreneurs * by Madison Dors, Student Public Relations Writer What began as a shared interest in entrepreneurship has grown into a community of six Cedarville University students who are launching businesses, leading a national organization and pursuing kingdom impact through the "Hustle House." Centered on the intersection of faith and entrepreneurship, the Hustle House brings together college stude more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: * * * NUS researchers achieve breakthrough in engineering colour-sensing yeast * #In a new study, scientists engineered baker's yeast to sense and respond to different colours of light, enabling new ways to control cellular behaviour with red and blue light Baker's yeast is one of biotechnology's most important microorganisms. It has long been used to leaven bread and ferment beer. More recently, advances in synthetic biology have enabled engineer more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 11 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK symposium brings national researchers together to advance the future of the bioeconomy * The University of Kentucky Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) in the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment welcomed faculty, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and industry collaborators across the country for the 2026 S1075 Symposium. Held in the new Martin-Gatton Agricultural Sciences Building, the sympo more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: * * * Heart assembloids give researchers a new way to study heart valve disorders A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional group of researchers focused their expertise in genetics, mechanics, chemistry and biology on a chip the size of a postage stamp in order to model a particular class of heart conditions. In a first for the field, a team led by Guang Li, associate professor in the School of Medicine's Department of Cell Biology, has grown heart v more PR