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Category: Life Sciences and Biomedicine

A wheat field in the Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia, showing symptoms of wheat blast during the outbreak of March 2018. Credit: Batiseba Tembo, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute; license CC by 4.0 Biology Botany Ecology Environment 

Genomics Takes On Crop Disease

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, crops, ecology, environment, genome, pathogens, plants

Genomics opens the way for scientists to track where and which plants are affected most by rapidly spreading pathogens.

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Blue and Red Light: Exploring Their Potential Biology Public Health 

Blue and Red Light: Exploring the Potential

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Science Connectedantimicrobial, bacteria, light, microbes, microbiology, pathogens

Blue and red light are energy sources for microorganisms such as bacteria, and we can harness this energy to control bacteria growth.

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The Newest Brain Food: Vitamin D? Health Neuroscience Nutrition 

Vitamin D: Is It the Newest Brain Food?

April 24, 2023April 20, 2023 Science ConnectedAlzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s Disease, cognitive status, Dementia, memory

A new study on brain health has made a connection between individuals getting more Vitamin D and a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Earth Day 2020 Environment 

Earth Day: Get Informed, Get Involved

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Science Connectedenvironmental health

Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth Day celebration near you!

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Health Psychology 

How the Placebo Effect “Tricks” the Brain

April 3, 2023March 25, 2023 Science Connectedmedicine

You have probably heard of the placebo effect, but what is it and how does it work? Can something that’s in our heads actually provide relief?

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A wide shot of a farm field on a summer's day. Digital agriculture uses emerging technologies to collect crop data that can be used to enhance agricultural outcomes. Ecology New Technologies 

Biotech & Digital Agriculture: The Smart Farming Revolution

March 29, 2023March 18, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, biotech, digital, GMO, monitoring, sensors

Digital agriculture uses emerging technologies—including sensors, drones, and artificial intelligence—to collect crop data that can be used to enhance agricultural outcomes.

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A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water. Biology Ecology Environment Water Pollution 

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing

Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.

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Art therapy graphic by Sayan Roy. Arts and Humanities Neuroscience Psychology 

Magic Makers: Art Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Patients

March 15, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedart, brain, neurology, psychology

Art therapy may help adults with mild cognitive impairment feel happier and more empowered—and slow the progress of cognitive decline.

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People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin. Biology Environment Sustainable Living 

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling

A common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.

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The Art of Scientific Illustration Paleontology Science and Art 

The Art of Scientific Illustration

March 1, 2023February 26, 2023 Science Connectedscience communication, science education, scientific illustration

Scientific illustration is more than just cool artwork. It conveys technical details about research that other tools cannot.

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Spotlight: Environment

A wheat field in the Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia, showing symptoms of wheat blast during the outbreak of March 2018. Credit: Batiseba Tembo, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute; license CC by 4.0 Biology Botany Ecology Environment 

Genomics Takes On Crop Disease

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Science Connectedagriculture, crops, ecology, environment, genome, pathogens, plants
Genomics opens the way for scientists to track where and which plants are affected most by rapidly spreading pathogens.
Earth Day 2020 Environment 

Earth Day: Get Informed, Get Involved

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Science Connectedenvironmental health
Earth Day is celebrated every year on April 22. Learn more and find out how to get involved in an Earth...
A stream filling a glass of water. Water quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.

Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors

March 20, 2023March 14, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, heavy metals, water contamination, water pollution, water testing
People putting plastic bottles in recycling bin.

Bacteria Has Natural Capacity to Recycle Plastics

March 10, 2023March 9, 2023 Science Connectedbacteria, plastic pollution, recycling
Researchers have developed a recycling system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products–using just the energy from the sun. Image credit: University of Cambridge

Sunlight Powers Recycling of Carbon Dioxide and Plastic

February 15, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedbiofuel, carbon dioxide, plastic pollution, recycling, solar power
Brown algae are particularly widespread on rocky shores in temperate and cold latitudes and there absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide from the air worldwide. Credit: Hagen Buck-Wiese/Max Planck Institute For Marine Microbiology

How Brown Algae Mucus Combats Carbon Dioxide

February 10, 2023February 14, 2023 Science Connectedalgae, carbon dioxide, carbon fixing, climate change, seawater
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