Surf’s High for a Desert Plant

When you hear “surf’s up,” the last thing you might think of is a desert shrub called “guayule” (pronounced “why-oo-lee”). But technology that began with a partnership between USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and a small Arizona-based company, Yulex Corporation, recently put wetsuits made with this daisy relative on the market that are more elastic and more comfortable than those made with conventional, petroleum-based neoprene.Continue reading

Engineering New Lungs

In new research by Cheryl Nickerson and her team at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and external collaborators, a radical approach to addressing the problems of transplantation potential and repairing scarred lungs is under investigation.Continue reading

Robert P. Bowser PhD honored by The American Academy of Neurology and The ALS Association

The American Academy of Neurology and The ALS Association awarded the 2015 Sheila Essey Award to Robert P. Bowser, Ph.D., from Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, and Adriano Chio, M.D., F.A.A.N., from the University of Turin, Italy. The award recognizes significant research contributions in the search for the cause, prevention of and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Continue reading