Scientists from the U.S. and Panama have found that some frog species can recover from chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease partly responsible for amphibian die-offs around the world.
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For Fungus-Infected Frogs, It’s Change or Die
Aerospace and defense company Orbital ATK is expanding its Chandler, Arizona-based launch vehicles division.
Orbital will establish the 47-acre campus a stone’s throw from the company’s existing Chandler campus, which employs nearly 1,600 people.
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Orbital ATK To Expand Its Chandler Footprint
A special education teacher in the Glendale, Arizona’s Peoria Unified School District has recovered from a necrotizing fasciitis, better known as flesh-eating bacteria.
Dr. Kevin Foster, director of the Burn Center at Maricopa Integrated Health System, used an experimental skin spray called ReCell to improve the healing and reconstruction of the woman’s large open arm wound.
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https://science.kjzz.org/node/625640
Last month, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket made headlines as the first privately built heavy lift rocket to enter space.
Now, Orbital ATK’s Chandler-based Launch Vehicle Division plans to join them.
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Chandler-Based Orbital ATK Division To Build New Heavy Rocket
A new study suggests official flood risk plans for the San Francisco Bay Area may underestimate inundation due to sea level rise over the next century by nearly 4 to 91 percent.
Other coastal cities could face similar effects, even under best-case scenarios.
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ASU Scientist: Sinking Ground Will Worsen Rising Seas In San Francisco Bay Area