05/12/2017

Research zooms in on enzyme that repairs DNA damage from UV rays

A research team at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is using the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) to study an enzyme found in plants, bacteria and some animals that repairs DNA damage caused ...

Using neural networks to predict outcomes of organic chemistry

For more than 200 years, the synthesis of organic molecules remains one of the most important tasks in organic chemistry. The work of chemists has scientific and commercial implications that range from the production of Aspirin ...

A revolution in cross-linguistic research

In his new book, "The Comparative Method of Language Acquisition Research" (University of Chicago Press), Associate Professor of Linguistics Clifton Pye introduces a revolutionary method for crosslinguistic research.

Want to save the world? Start by eating less beef

Cows are like the Humvees of the animal world; they're not very efficient, at least when it comes to producing food for humans. A hectare of land that would be able to grow 1,500 or 2,000 pounds of protein from peanuts or ...

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