GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new study reveals patients with liver cancer who have no other treatment options might benefit from more aggressive operations once considered too risky, report University of Florida scientists, who also published research this month yielding insight into ways to protect the liver during surgery.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Southern states most often wracked by hurricanes are ahead of the nation when it comes to preparing citizens to help in a disaster, but there are still plenty of volunteer gaps that need to be filled, a University of Florida researcher says.
Zoology professor Lou Guillette was quoted in a May 29 Miami Herald story about the potential use of alligator blood as an antibiotic.
Wendy Graham, director of the UF Water Institute, and Sanford Berg, director of water studies for the Public Utility Research Center, were quoted in a May 29 ABC News story about the extravagant use of water by some Floridians. The quotes were the result of a News Bureau referral.
Shark expert George Burgess’ work at the site of several shark attacks in Mexico was cited in a May 29 Associated Press story.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Each year in the United States, termites gnaw away more than $1 billion in structural damage despite an ever growing array of insect control techniques. In this battle, the next generation of weapons could target the termite’s very genes.
Entomologist Michael Scharf was quoted in a May 28 Environment News Service story about UF’s development of a pesticide that alters the DNA of termites. The story was the result of a news release.
Chris McCarty, director of the Survey Research Center, was quoted in a May 28 Miami Herald story about the drop in Florida’s consumer confidence in May. The story was the result of a news release.
Linda Bartoshuk, a professor in UF’s Center for Smell and Taste, was quoted in a May 28 New York Times story about a berry called miracle fruit that makes different foods taste exceptionally better.
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All those tax stimulus checks haven’t done much to stimulate consumer confidence in the sunshine state this month. Here’s UF researcher Chris McCarty.