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Zahra Lotfollahi, University of Adelaide
Health Sciences student Zahra Lotfollahi with a sample of mistletoe extract at the University of Adelaide's Waite Campus.

Contact: Gordon Howarth
gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au
61-883-137-885
University of Adelaide

Mistletoe Extract
A sample of the mistletoe extract Fraxini, which has shown the most promise in early laboratory tests at the University of Adelaide.

Contact: Gordon Howarth
gordon.howarth@adelaide.edu.au
61-883-137-885
University of Adelaide

When Eating for 2 Becomes a Weighty Issue
Susie de Jersey from Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) and senior dietician at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital said two-thirds of...

Contact: Alita Pashley
alita.pashley@qut.edu.au
61-731-381-841
Queensland University of Technology

Fibers and Sperm
The electrospun fibers can release chemicals or, as shown here, they can physically block sperm.

Contact: Hannah Hickey
hickeyh@uw.edu
206-543-2580
University of Washington

Fibers
Fibers stick to a hard surface (top) and then can be removed to create a hollow ring (bottom left). Bottom right shows a closeup of the tiny fibers.

Contact: Hannah Hickey
hickeyh@uw.edu
206-543-2580
University of Washington

Guineafowl
This is a helmeted guineafowl. A Turkish biologist at the University of Utah questions Turkey's use of the birds to control ticks that spread Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, contending the birds ...

Contact: Lee J. Siegel
lee.siegel@utah.edu
801-581-8993
University of Utah

Learning From Captivity: Zoos Offer Insights on Conservation (1 of 1)
A juvenile Western pond turtle, a product of the head start program at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, is released into the wild. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue ...

Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-362-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Iron Pools in the Southern Ocean (1 of 1)
Iron dynamics in oceans and their influence on productivity of oceans. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Bjorn...

Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-362-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Science Prize Goes to Problem-Solving Course (1 of 1)
Dr. Hodges discusses the MIT version of Solving Complex Problems. This video relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 30, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Kip Hodges...

Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-362-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science

'DNA Bricks' Act as Tiny Legos (8 of 8)
Researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard have created more than 100 three-dimensional nanostructures using DNA building blocks that function like Lego® bricks. This animation illustrates the ...

Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-362-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science