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David Allee, Sidney Hecht, Jianming Liang and Nongjian Tao join an elite group of faculty, scientists and administrators from\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-02-13T15:29:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/13\/2019-3:29pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Exemplifying ASU\u2019s commitment to innovation and impact, four faculty members have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). 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Still, it\u2019s unlikely Moore could have foreseen the extent of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-02-11T09:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/11\/2019-9:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Today, a new breed of devices that bear unique properties is being developed. As ultra-miniaturization continues apace, researchers have begun to explore the intersection of physical and chemical properties occurring at the molecular scale. 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A recent study from Arizona State University provides a new way to understand diet and exercise in a more holistic way that may help us reach those goals.\u0026nbsp;Geologist and isotope chemist Gwyneth Gordon, of\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222019-01-23T10:14:00-07:00\u0022\u003E01\/23\/2019-10:14am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Fitness goals are typically at the forefront of New Year\u2019s resolutions for many Americans. 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As more and more bacteria develop resistance to our best antibiotics, once treatable diseases may re-emerge, potentially causing mass epidemics.\u201cAntibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, now\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-28T11:35:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/28\/2018-11:35am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"ASU Biodesign Institute investigators Shelley Haydel, Shaopeng Wang and NJ Tao received a five-year $5.8M grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more effective antibiotic susceptibility test that detects and images individual bacterial cells and determines their susceptibility to antibiotics via a novel algorithm.","teaser":"Resistant strains of bacteria pose a serious threat to the security of our global health system. As more and more bacteria develop resistance to our best antibiotics, once treatable diseases may re-emerge, potentially causing mass epidemics.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pathogens_tao_112618-03-opt.jpg?itok=AIi13mmj","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181128-asu-researchers-warded-58m-nih-grant-develop-antimicrobial-susceptibility-test","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Biodesign Institute","contributor-contact-information-name":"Gabrielle Hirneise","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"480-433-4272","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/pathogens_tao_112618-03-opt.jpg?itok=AIi13mmj","image_alt":"Bacteria ","image_caption":"The scientific community is trying to address antibiotic resistance through the development of new and more effective antibiotics (or other drugs) and diagnostic technologies better able to identify resistant microbes with higher specificity.","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy|School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering|School of Life Sciences|Ira A. 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After enthusiastic applause, the presentations began.The symposium, which hosted representatives from Sichuan University and\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-20T10:56:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/20\/2018-10:56am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"The Biodesign symposium, which hosted representatives from Sichuan University and West China Hospital, in addition to researchers from the Biodesign Institute, focused on exploring strategies for the detection and treatment of infectious diseases and cancer. ","teaser":"Joshua LaBaer, executive director of the Biodesign Institute, co-hosted a lively and innovative symposium Nov. 9, greeting the international guests in their native Chinese. 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Unlike the heart, brain or lungs, the kidneys do not always give out a clear warning signal\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-11-16T10:33:00-07:00\u0022\u003E11\/16\/2018-10:33am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Unlike the heart, brain or lungs, the kidneys do not always give out a clear warning signal that there is a problem, so diagnostic tests can only identify kidney failure after it has occurred. For the last three years, a team of Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have been testing a hypothesis that reimagines how acute kidney injury is diagnosed.","teaser":"For more than half a century, doctors have been administering two types of tests to identify kidney damage: one that measures levels of creatinine in the body, and one that looks at the rate of urine output.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/microscope-275984_1920.jpg?itok=CV5kY6ZJ","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20181116-discoveries-asu-and-mayo-clinic-researchers-developing-faster-way-diagnose-kidney-failure","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"","contributor-contact-information-name":"Katherine Reedy","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Downtown Phoenix campus, Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/microscope-275984_1920.jpg?itok=CV5kY6ZJ","image_alt":"microscope","image_caption":"","related_story":"","news_units":"Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors|School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy|Ira A. 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The iconic double helix carries the genetic blueprint for living forms ranging from single-celled organisms to human beings.Recently, researchers have found that DNA\u2019s remarkable properties of self-assembly and its ability to conduct\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222018-02-28T13:33:00-07:00\u0022\u003E02\/28\/2018-1:33pm\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers at Arizona State University, in collaboration with NYU and Duke University, have recently designed, created and tested a DNA circuit capable of splitting and combining current, much like an adapter that can connect multiple appliances to a wall outlet.","teaser":"For sheer versatility, there\u2019s no molecule quite like DNA. 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