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[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

A 17-year-old in Iowa boiled beets in her chemistry class and turned them into stitches that change color when your wound gets infected. Her name is Dasia Taylor. It started as a science fair project.

She wanted a low-tech version of the "smart stitches" Tufts researchers built in 2016. Those used thread wired up with sensors and a tiny chip that pinged your phone if something went wrong. Cool, but useless without a phone or a hospital that can afford it.

Her version doesn't need any of that. Healthy skin is slightly acidic, like lemon juice but much milder. When bacteria grow in a wound, the chemistry flips and turns more like soap or baking soda.

Beet juice has a quirk. The same red pigment that stains your fingers when you cook it shifts color based on what it touches. Bright red on healthy skin. Dark purple on infected skin. The switch lines up with infection almost exactly.

She tested ten threads before finding a cotton-polyester blend that soaked up the dye and changed color within five minutes. That was the prototype.

Around 1 in 40 American surgeries end in an infection at the cut, costing hospitals more than $3 billion a year. In poorer countries the rate is closer to 1 in 9. In parts of Africa it's 1 in 6. In some Ethiopian hospitals, up to a quarter of surgery patients leave with an infection.

The whole game is catching it early. Spot it in time and antibiotics handle it. Miss the window and the patient is back on the operating table.

Dasia filed a patent in 2021 and started a medical device company called VariegateHealth in 2022. The stitches haven't been tested on real patients yet. New medical device patents can take a decade. She's also looking into a side benefit: the beet pigment kills bugs like E. coli and Klebsiella in lab tests.

Smart stitches need a phone to read them. Hers just need eyes.

[Julia Marie @julia_doubleday]

My dad is driving to DC for the first time since my mom died in Jan and he hit a deer. He called @AAA_Travel for help and a tow & they asked to speak to my mother. He informed them she just died & they said he can’t use the policy then & left a 70 year old grieving man stranded

[Coolness941 @Coolness941]

In 1995, the NAACP was $3.2M in debt and the Image Awards were not held. A year later, megastars, Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington were asked by the organization to host and they agreed to do it for free. This helped save the Image Awards from becoming a thing of the past.

[NJShay @NJShay]

@popoffpeter I didn’t see him at first but I’m also confused lol

[Iheanyi Ekechukwu @kwuchu]

I just found out that @AnthemBCBS is denying my little sister's 2nd CAR T-cell therapy for her cancer, saying that they only do one per patient per lifetime. Yet, this is the only treatment option available to her given that she's had a bone marrow transplant and a different version of CAR T-cell therapy, but given the cost of the procedure, they would rather deny it and save themselves money versus giving her life-saving treatment.

Something is severely broken in our healthcare system if we pay for it and the health insurance companies can make purely financial decisions for denying treatment, especially for cancer patients. Her doctors have appealed TWICE and been denied, is there anybody at @AnthemBCBS that can help get approval for her CAR-T treatment?

[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨 BREAKING: China’s Supreme Court declares that child sexual assault is “extremely vile” and will be punishable by the death penalty without leniency.

[Rain Drops Media @Raindropsmedia1]

Woman says ICE tried to kidnap her twin brother, a Black American man, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. He says they were in a pickup truck, rammed into the side of his vehicle, and chased him without any reason. They are now asking people to spread awareness. 😳🇺🇸

[Shirley Raines @beauty2streetz]

We humbly ask that you keep Ms. Shirley’s family, loved ones, and the Beauty 2 The Streetz family in your prayers during this incredibly difficult time. Further information will be shared as it becomes available.

[NJShay @NJShay]

He’s the worst kind of human

[Block Topickz @BlockTopickz]

Surveillance footage shows Corey Holcomb punching comedian Cristina Payne in the face, an accusation he previously denied

🔗: https://t.co/S1NIQbwdfd

[NJShay @NJShay]

Yes

[⚡︎ @_sorrengailll]

GIRL TO GIRL… be honest….
If you could stay home, raise babies, and run a cozy homemaker life… would you?

[NJShay @NJShay]

If we could wrap Cam Newton content up before the weather breaks that would
be great. 😂😂😂.

[The Art Of Dialogue @ArtOfDialogue_]

“I want to know without a shadow of a doubt, for better or for worse.”

Cam Newton calls out worldly things that crept into marriage, saying the Bible never mentioned honeymoon, ring, or spending millions on a marriage celebration

🎥 NXT Chapter /YouTube

[The Debt Collective 🟥 @StrikeDebt]

Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.

This is cruel and unnecessary.

If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.

[Revamped | Career & Workplace Development @RevampedCP]

Many companies have quietly rolled back DEI commitments, and more will follow in 2026. These companies have not:

- Apple
- Ben & Jerry's
- Cisco
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Coca-Cola
- Costco
- Delta Airlines
- Disney
- e.l.f. Beauty
- Francesca's
- J.P. Morgan
- Kroger
- Levi Strauss & Co.
- Lush U.S.
- Marriott International
- Microsoft
- Morgan Stanley
- NFL
- Patagonia
- Pinterest
- Procter and Gamble
- Sephora
- Southwest Airlines
- T.J. Maxx
- Ulta

[NJShay @NJShay]

Her level of anger was clearly misplaced but the commitment to harassing him was so weird

[chris evans @notcapnamerica]

She was clearly mad his ass was fatter than hers. Jealousy is a disease. Get well soon bitch

[Allison Papson @AllisonPapson]

CHEVY CHASE DC MAIL CARRIER ROBBED: A mail carrier was robbed on the 3900 block of Military Rd NW on 12/27/25 at 11:30am. The victim was delivering the mail when she noticed a black vehicle parked abreast on the street. Immediately after noticing the vehicle, she observed the suspect exiting the vehicle with a handgun on his hand. The suspect then requested the mail box key while pointing the firearm toward her. Consequently, the victim handed over the vehicle key instead. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction with stolen USPS van keys. #MPD

[Niggaless Cage @afriasian]

I would’ve opened the emergency exit

[NJShay @NJShay]

@AshleyShyMiller She’s so easy to dislike

[Whitney☥ @c0smicempr3ss]

I saw a post that said:
“Men really think if you liked them once, you’ll like them forever. Baby, I don’t even like the version of me that liked you.”

Listen. YES. This

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

Unfortunately very funny

[Decoding Fox News @DecodingFoxNews]

Everyone who is posting about this is leaving out that he is doing this because HE LOST IN COURT.