Toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by a parasite, is the leading cause of foodborne deaths in the U.S., and if contracted by a pregnant woman, can be transmitted to the fetus. The only commercially available medications to treat pediatric toxoplasmosis are costly, compounded adult tablets, but new 3D-printed medication developed at Texas A&M University may save lives and costs.

Purdue University engineers and entomologists are making some sweet discoveries about how honeybees build and structure their honeycombs, which could lead to new fabrication techniques taken from the buzzing builders. Nikhilesh Chawla, the Ransburg Professor of Materials Engineering at Purdue, is one of the first to utilize four-dimensional (4D) imaging to delve further into the complexities of the honeycomb.

Altitude Lab announced its first resident companies and opened applications for its breakthrough collaborative facility and program. Founded by Recursion and the University of Utah’s Center for Technology & Venture Commercialization (TVC), the incubator fills the critical role of finding, supporting, incubating and accelerating early-stage life science and health care companies in Utah. Altitude Lab is the first of its kind—a blended incubator/accelerator program focused on developing diverse and inclusive businesses in the health care sector.