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Mole Crowdsourcing: There could be an App for That

By Guest PostJanuary 1, 2014Healthandy j king, cancerous moles, clinical skin examinations, communication technology, decision-making, douglas grossman, jakob jensen, mole crowdsourcing, pattern, robert w gehl, skin cancer, texas tech university, united states, university of utah

University of Utah researchers identify new technique for identifying cancerous moles

Have you ever had a strange mole on your body and wondered if it was skin cancer? The best move is to schedule an appointment with a dermatologist, but many wait without realizing they could be dealing with melanoma.

Researchers at two universities – the University of Utah and Texas Tech University – have recently identified a new technique for handling this problem: Ask a crowd. (more…)

Seahorse Heads have a ‘No Wake Zone’ That’s Made for Catching Prey

By Guest PostDecember 1, 2013Nature3d holography techniques, austin, bahamas, brad gemmell, catching prey, copepods, dwarf seahorse, ed buskey, hippocampus zosterae, jian sheng, marine food web, method, no wake zone, pipefish, pivot feeding, sea dragons, seahorse heads, seahorse nostrils, small crustaceans, source of energy, syngnathid family, texas tech university, university of texas

AUSTIN, Texas — Seahorses are slow, docile creatures, but their heads are perfectly shaped to sneak up and quickly snatch prey, according to marine scientists from The University of Texas at Austin.

“A seahorse is one the slowest swimming fish that we know of, but it’s able to capture prey that swim at incredible speeds for their size,” said Brad Gemmell, research associate at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, which is part of the College of Natural Sciences. (more…)