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Fish exposed to estrogen produce fewer males

October 22, 2020

UC assistant professor Latonya Jackson conducted experiments with North American freshwater fish called least killifish. She found that populations of killifish exposed to estrogen in concentrations of 5 nanograms per liter in controlled lab conditions had fewer males and produced fewer offspring. Scientists have found estrogen at as much as 16 times that concentration in streams adjacent to sewage treatment plants.

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Ancient Maya built sophisticated water filters

October 22, 2020

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati discovered evidence of a sophisticated filtration system in the ancient Maya city of Tikal in what is now northern Guatemala.

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Making urban agriculture more accessible

November 4, 2020

LifeBrik, a modular layered brick designed by a transdisciplinary team from University of Cincinnati to replicate natural soil , could change the game of urban agriculture, wins Outstanding Field Research Prize at the international Biodesign Challenge Summit 2020.