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David Saint John

David Saint John is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the Pennsylvania State University. His current research involves real-time ellipsometry and transmission electron microscopy of thin semiconducting films for photovoltaics and microbolometer applications.

Plastic: There's Value In Marine Waste

The Biomat research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) is using marine waste on the Basque coast (squid, fish and algae waste) to obtain new materials.

In US, Celiac Disease Diagnosis Is Most Common Among Patients With Punjabi Ancestry

Bethesda, MD (May 9, 2016) -- About 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, an immune-based condition brought on by the consumption of gluten in genetically susceptible patients.

Aquatic Farming Can't Be Labeled Organic, But It Will Save The Land

If you offer a wealthy elite any fish that is not gathered by depleting the oceans, they will recoil in horror. It is unclear why they recognize that farms are essential for growing vegetables but…

If You Are Vaccinated And Catch COVID-19, What Are Your Chances Of Dying?

Thankfully, most people who get COVID–19 don’t become seriously ill – especially those who are vaccinated. But a small fraction do get hospitalized, and a smaller fraction do die. If you are…

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