Dr. Pushkar Lele, assistant professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is developing novel insights in cellular mechanics with bacteria to aid in the design of superior biomedical ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2016
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Suzanne Paulson is always looking for ways to help Los Angeles—and the world—breathe a little easier.
Environment
May 6, 2016
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While the phrase "close reading" may not resonate for someone outside of an English department, Stanford literary scholar Paula Moya wants to reclaim the useful literary tool, especially when it comes to multicultural writers.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2016
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For more than a century, brightly banded and sometimes deadly coral snakes have been held up as textbook examples of a mimicry system shaped by evolution, in which a harmless species deters predators by imitating a harmful ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2016
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Genetics could play an important role in the dynamics of human conflict, new research suggests.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2016
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A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world's longest insect, Chinese state media says.
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2016
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A Purdue University-developed laser tool already effective in quickly detecting harmful bacteria has been shown to detect mutant varieties of listeria - and in the same amount of time.
Cell & Microbiology
May 6, 2016
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Solar cells turn sunlight into electricity, but they're only about 20 percent efficient. Much of the leftover energy turns into heat, which actually harms the solar cell.
Optics & Photonics
May 6, 2016
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A rare cold spell in Miami, that saw temperatures dip as low as 35 degrees, had damaging effects on tropical bees in South Florida.
Ecology
May 6, 2016
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Half of the world's fruit and vegetable crops are lost during the food supply chain, due mostly to premature deterioration of these perishable foods, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United ...
Materials Science
May 6, 2016
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