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Zinc reverses lung damage and considerably improves patient survival
A team discovered that zinc, a common mineral, may reverse lung damage and improve survival for patients with a deadly age-related condition
Joseph Shavit
Dec 28, 2022


Common mineral supplement found to prevent colds and reduce sick time
A new meta-analysis of 28 randomized controlled trials has now strengthened the notion that supplementing zinc could prevent symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 20, 2022


Common mineral supplement can prevent colds and reduce sick time
Meta-analysis of 28 randomized controlled trials has now strengthened the notion that supplementing this mineral could prevent symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 20, 2022


New green process pulls lithium from contaminated water to meet growing global demand
Although the supply of lithium around the world is plentiful, getting access to it and extracting it remains challenging and inefficient.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 15, 2021


Petal to the metal: How to ‘phytomine’ high-value metals from plants
Harvesting high grade metals – such as nickel, gold, and cobalt — from plants just like any other crop is called phytomining
Joseph Shavit
Aug 26, 2021


Google’s parent company is building a farming robot
“Mineral” is a suite of hardware and software tools that analyze the “complexity of the plant world.”
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2020
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