What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of May 25, 2021

Tue, 25 May 2021
Hidden in African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-Earth history

Scientists find a new way to determine age of diamonds, and what made them

Diamonds are sometimes described as messengers from the deep Earth; scientists study them closely for insights into the otherwise inaccessible depths from which they come. But the messages are often hard to read.

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Tue, 25 May 2021
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn’s disease flareups

Bioengineers create pH-sensing gut bacteria to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease

In an important step toward the clinical application of synthetic biology, Rice University researchers have engineered a bacterium with the …

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