An unexpected ability of cells to bend metal determines the safety of silver nanowires — highly conductive nanomaterials a thousand times thinner than a human hair that are being used in next-generation touchscreens for smartphones and consumer electronics, a transnational team of scientists that includes University of Florida researchers has found.

Research with CRISPR technology at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine has opened the door to studying any organism imaginable, allowing scientists to explore how toxicants affect humans, animals and the environment.

Drs. Hayward, Zubcevic and Tevosian have been awarded a new three-year grant from the Florida Department of Health to investigate the long-term impact of prenatal nicotine exposure on the gut microbiome.