Blog Oct. 26th
Explain how blood flows from the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart.
Explain how blood flows from the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart.

Stems for October 27th
Sect (cut) dissect, intersection, vivisection, bisect, section, sectarian, sector
Zygo (yoke) zygote, zygospores, zygodactyls, zygomorphic, zygoid, zygoptera
Stems for November 3rd
.Zym (fermant) Enzyme, zymology, zymugy, zymogenesis, zymoscope, zymogen
Gastro (stomach) gastronomy, gastroscope, gastropod, gastroenteritis, hypogastric
Arthro (joint) arthritis, arthropod, arthralgia, arthroscope, athroscopic

A new ceramic material described in this week’s issue of the journal Science could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells – devices that generate electricity directly from a wide range of liquid or gaseous fuels without the need to separate hydrogen.
Though the long-term durability of the new mixed ion conductor material must [...]

Familiar beans like reds, whites and pintos are rich in iron, a nutrient essential for our health. But not all of the little legumes’ treasure trove of iron is bioaccessible—that is, available for our bodies to readily absorb.
In ongoing investigations, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) animal physiologist Raymond P. Glahn and Cornell University co-investigators are discovering [...]
People with type O blood are sometimes called the universial doner. Why might this be true?