Tick bite linked to red meat allergy case surge
Doctors report rising cases of a red meat allergy after bites from the Lone Star tick. The sugar alpha-gal in tick saliva triggers an immune reaction, causing severe reactions to beef pork and venison. The illness spreads as the tick's range expands across the United States and beyond.
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Long Island woman develops meat allergy after tick bite
A Montauk retiree, Louise Danzig, woke with swollen hands itching after a burger last summer. She tested positive for a meat allergy linked to tick bites, risking throat swelling and loss of speech if reexposed to red meat.
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Self assembling paper robots could birth cheap bots
Harvard and MIT researchers describe self folding robots that transform from a flat sheet of paper and plastic into four legged automata. Using origami inspired design and hobby-shop parts the units cost about $100 each. After tiny batteries and motors are added the robots rise and begin to move in a jittery crawl.
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