Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Biology researchers in multiple labs are on an extended bathroom break. That's because ongoing testing in ...

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A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to capture and release cell-free DNA (cfDNA) on nanowire surfaces from urine. By extracting this DNA, they were able ...

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You probably flush a nutrient-rich, renewable fertilizer down the toilet every day: your pee. Human urine can be used as a safe and effective crop fertilizer, researchers said. And studies show using ...

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Biology researchers in multiple labs are on an extended bathroom break. That's because ongoing testing in Canada and France is using urine in an innovative microbial fuel cell to create electricity.