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Coral Fights Antibiotic Resistance: Scientific American
Source: scientificamerican.com

sponge found that has bacterial fighting qualities

Woman Sues For Sponge Left In Body
Source: wlextv.com

A Richmond couple is suing a local doctor and Pattie A. Clay Medical Center after a physician allegedly left a surgical sponge inside the patient's body. HR- Wonder who gets to absorb those legal fees?

Sponge's Secret Weapon Restores Antibiotics' Power
Source: sciencenews.org

A chemical from an ocean-dwelling sponge can reprogram antibiotic resistant bacteria to make them vulnerable to medicines again, new evidence suggests.

First conclusive documentation of tool use by wild dolphins
Source: sciencenews.org

It's not mealtime for certain bottlenose dolphins living off Australia's coast unless they sport cone-shaped sea sponges on their beaks. These mammals are not following a strange, marine-based dress code.

Metal-Organic Frameworks May Lead to Carbon Scrubbing Technology
Source: innovations-report.de

Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National laboratory are putting the pressure on metal-organic frameworks (MOF).

The Sponge Is Back, With a More Modern Approach
Source: The New York Times

If "Seinfeld" were still on the air, Elaine would be overjoyed: her favorite Today Sponge contraceptive is again on sale and is the focus of a new marketing campaign by its new owner, Synova Healthcare Group.

Images Reveal Saturn's 'Giant Sponge'
Source: The Times

Close-up images of one of Saturn's moons have revealed an extraordinary landscape that looks like a giant sponge. Hyperion, Saturn's eighth-largest moon, was pictured from 384 miles (620km) away by the Cassini spacecraft.

News in Science - Microwaves zap sponges clean - 23/01/2007
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Worried about the cleanliness of that kitchen sponge. Microwaving it can make it safe.

Microwave experiments cause sponge disasters
Source: CNN

Reports about a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilize kitchen sponges sent people hurrying to test the idea this week -- with sometimes disastrous results.

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