Early warning tool will help control huge locust swarms
Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something — like intense rainfall — triggers them to swarm in vast numbers, […]
Biochemistry
Tiny, wireless antennas use light to monitor cellular communication
Monitoring electrical signals in biological systems helps scientists understand how cells communicate, which can aid in the diagnosis and treatment
Study reveals right whales live 130 years — or more
New research published in Science Advances reveals that right whales can survive for more than 130 years — almost twice
Researchers take ‘significant leap forward’ with quantum simulation of molecular electron transfer
Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer — a fundamental process
An inexpensive fix for California’s struggling wildflowers
California’s native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A new UC Riverside study shows that simply
A user manual for yeast’s genetic switches
When introducing genes into yeast to make it produce drugs and other useful substances, it is also necessary to reliably
Growing safer spuds: Removing toxins from potatoes
Scientists have discovered a way to remove toxic compounds from potatoes, making them safer to eat and easier to store.
Nature’s instructions: How fungi make a key medicinal molecule
For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a
Potentially harmful bacteria slip through antimicrobial showerheads
To guard against harmful waterborne pathogens, many consumers, including managers of health-care facilities, install antimicrobial silver-containing showerheads. But in ACS