Article: Reducing bacteria in household sponges.

Article: Keeping up with the sponges
Natural History;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......stay-at-home habits, and most textbooks describe sponges as completely sessile (permanently attached...seems. In fact, when the need arises, sponges can do what many other coral-reef inhabitants...do-get up and go. My involvement with sponges began while I was a graduate student at...

Article: Scientists monitor rapid growth of sponges Immobile creatures `the size of LP records,' a UWM researcher says
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 23, 1996 ;     650 words ...Sponges, some as wide as a medium pizza, are growing larger and...you see them the size of LP records," he said. Freshwater sponges form thin mats, unlike their thick and bulky saltwater...people won't notice the population explosion here. The sponges have attracted the attention of scientists, however, ...

Article: EC'S WATER GOOD ENOUGH FOR SPONGES
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 9, 1995 ;     326 words ......THE PRINTED VERSION. WATER Freshwater sponges pick only the cleanest places to live...your cotton-picking mind. You can't have sponges in a wastewater treatment plant," said...the East Chicago Sanitary District. The sponges were discovered in the treatment center...

Article: Welsh beach sponges could fight cancer.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 28, 2005 ;     631 words ......breast and lung cancer. Orange-coloured sponges, found on beaches up and down the Welsh...Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research. Although sponges and other marine organisms have often...species to see if it could do the same. The sponges were dried and ground into a powder, providing...

Article: Large sponges may be reattached to coral reefs using new technique.
Asian News International;  April 28, 2009 ;     390 words ......novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs...and 2005 at depths of 15m and 30m. The sponges were affixed to the reef using sponge...during the study period, 62.5 percent of sponges survived at least 2.3-3 years and 90 percent...

Article: Large sponges may be reattached to coral reefs.
NewsRx Health & Science;  May 31, 2009 ;     390 words ......novel technique for reattaching large sponges that have been dislodged from coral reefs...and 2005 at depths of 15m and 30m. The sponges were affixed to the reef using sponge...during the study period, 62.5 percent of sponges survived at least 2.3-3 years and 90 percent...

Article: Never say "never": ClearCount Medical Solution's SmartSponge System is the first FDA-cleared RFID product to both count and detect sponges during surgery--and its design is almost completely driven by the user.(MEDICAL: Engineering Answers)
Product Design & Development;  May 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ......sepsis and death. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sponges are a dangerous thing to leave inside...that both counts and detects surgical sponges during a procedure. Point Of Pain What...experiencing the methods for counting sponges and instruments during procedures. Most...

Article: Embryogenesis and larval differentiation in sponges (1).
Canadian Journal of Zoology;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......first multicellular animals on earth, sponges are a key group in which to seek innovations...the basis of the metazoan body plan, but sponges themselves have a body plan that is extremely...reconcile with that of other animals. Adult sponges lack overt anterior-posterior polarity...

Article: SPONGES' NEW TWISTS.(Industry Overview)
WWD;  December 10, 2004 ;     463 words ......a flower. Amidst the plethora of mesh sponges, Saltsman's stood out. Marketers are seeking...bringing innovation and sex appeal to sponges. A sponge is a sponge is a sponge, explained...two-layer pink polkadot sponge that took sponges up a notch. Pinnacle has many more sponges...

Article: S.O.S develops unique scrubber sponge. (Supplier News).
Grocery Headquarters;  January 1, 2002 ;     43 words ...Oakland, Calif-based S.O.S recently launched its new S.O.S. CleanRinse scrubber sponge. Unlike other scrubber sponges, S.O.S CleanRinse has a brush-like scrubber that rinses clean of food, grease and grime. The sponge works on tough messes but is safe to use on all surfaces.

Article: To clean sponges.(Brief Article)
Popular Mechanics;  March 1, 2002 ;     131 words ...To clean old sponges, boil them for three or four hours in...remove all the greasy matter that the sponges may contain; then rinse them thoroughly...After this preliminary operation soak the sponges in chloride acid, mixed with four times...

Article: Sponging away disease germs: 3M unveils O-Cel-O StayFresh. (new line of sponges which fights bacterial growth)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  February 20, 1995 ;     440 words ......the introduction of O-Cel-O StayFresh sponges, 3M's Home & Commercial Care Division...reproduction areas in dish cloths, wipes and sponges for unpleasant and unhealthy micro-organisms...Gerba and others in the field, ordinary sponges and dishcloths frequently harbor potentially...

Article: Parasitic Diatoms Inside Antarctic Sponges.
The Biological Bulletin;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......ANTONELLA PENNA [4] MICHELE SARA [2] Antarctic sponges may host large populations of planktonic...constitute most of the sponge tissue. Sponges can also harbor fungal populations, the...poorly investigated [2]. The association of sponges with autotrophic symbionts occurs mainly...

Article: NT: Potential ocean of wealth in sponges for remote Aborigines
AAP General News (Australia);  November 25, 2003 ;     421 words ......2003 NT: Potential ocean of wealth in sponges for remote Aborigines By Karen Michelmore...Nov 25 AAP - Bath, cosmetic and painting sponges could soon be a multi-million dollar economic...canvas the potential for cultivating sea sponges for commercial harvest. Australian Institute...