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Law professor John Stinneford was quoted in a Nov. 9 Florida Times-Union story about the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of cases involving juveniles who were sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Dr. Glenn Morris, director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute, was quoted in a Nov. 18 Chicago Tribune story about the difficulty of finding the source of E. coli outbreaks.
Read more »Spinal surgeon Dr. John Kirkpatrick was quoted in a Nov. 4 Associated Press story about an expert panel’s decision against approving a spinal implant.
Read more »Entomologist Mike Scharf was quoted in a Nov. 11 ABC News story about his research into how the biology of termites might help find better ways to turn cellulose into energy.
Read more »Fred G. Gmitter Jr., a professor of citrus genetics and breeding, was quoted in a Nov. 10 New York Times column about why limes don’t have seeds.
Read more »An op-ed column by history professor Jack E. Davis about the controversial background of the Everglades jetport was published Nov. 12 by The Miami Herald. The column was edited and pitched by the News Bureau’s Op-Ed service.
Read more »GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents. Now, a team of researchers including a University of Florida geneticist has discovered clues to why that might be the case for one of the most important crops in the world: corn.
The result could boost scientists’ ability to custom-tailor corn for specific traits, such as high protein content for human consumption or high glucose content for biomass fuel.
Read more »GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients’ bodies. Now, a University of Florida engineering researcher is designing ones capable of a full inspection.
Read more »GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If Cuban tree frogs have invaded your neighborhood, University of Florida experts want to know — so they’ve launched a Web page encouraging residents to report the super-sized amphibians.
By observing and removing Cuban tree frogs, residents can help protect native tree frog species, said Monica McGarrity, a biological scientist with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Read more »A NEW TWIST ON A COMMON MEDICAL TOOL COULD MEAN MORE EFFICIENT SURGERIES AND MORE COMFORT FOR PATIENTS. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVELOPED AN ENDOSCOPE BUILT WITH TINY MIRRORS MOVING INSIDE. CURRENTLY, DOCTORS MUST PHYSICALLY TWIST THE SCOPE IN THE PATIENT.
Huikai Xie/UF engineer: “They have to rely on spinning a long wire, to get the image scanning, but in our technology, we just manipulate the light in free space.”
THE MIRRORS WORK WITH INFRARED LIGHT TO SCAN 40 DEGREES BACK AND FORTH IN THE SCOPE. THAT GIVES DOCTORS AN INSTANT IMAGE AND MORE.
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