Water Quality Monitoring by Bacterial Biosensors
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.
Read MoreWater quality may be headed for a rise as scientists work to develop new technology that uses bacteria to detect harmful heavy metals in water.
Read MoreA common bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni, might hold the key to breaking down and recycling plastic waste on a large scale.
Read MoreBioprinting skin models that react on par with actual skin could lead to new possibilities for how labs test cosmetics and drugs.
Read MoreWoodpeckers may not sing out melodies, but a new study hones in on how their drumming may be similar to birdsong on a neural level.
Read MoreNew research shows that bacteria found inside plant leaves can transfer their nitrogen and might eliminate the need for nitrogen fertilizers.
Read MoreBy Noeline Subramaniam (@spicy_scientist) Regeneration often sounds like science fiction—Wolverine’s healing superpowers probably spring to mind. But you don’t have to be a mutant to be able to regenerate. In fact, humans have the ability to regenerate in utero until the beginning of the third trimester. With the exception of our liver and digit tips, we largely lose this capacity as adults—but why? Let’s turn to the animal kingdom for answers. Is regeneration lost through evolution? Before we get to the species that, for the most part, are unable to…
Read MoreThe human eye does have a built-in blind spot. New research suggests that we can shrink it, and maybe even reverse blindness as a result.
Read MoreMosquitoes are drawn to a chemical mixture found on the skin, but what these specific compounds are had not been pinpointed until a recent study.
Read MoreA biologist studies living things: how their internal processes work, how they evolved, how they relate to their environment, and more! Introducing Dr. Jamie Newman, who tells us about herself and her career.
Read MoreMoth migration may be guided by an internal compass to find the way, according to a new study that tracked flight paths of individual moths.
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