University of Tennessee extension wins “Employer of the Year” from international organization
Ask just about any person in the University of Tennessee Extension family what they like about their job, and they might mention the impact they...
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Zhong named Institute of Food Technologists fellow
Qixin Zhong, professor in the University of Tennessee Department of Food Science, has been named an Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellow.Credit: UTIA Qixin Zhong,...
Malaria vaccine candidate appears safe and produces promising immune response in a cohort of Tanzanian infants
An experimental malaria vaccine appears safe and promotes an immune response in African infants, one of the groups most vulnerable to severe malaria disease. There...
Researchers identify 135 new melanin genes responsible for pigmentation
The skin, hair and eye color of more than eight billion humans is determined by the light-absorbing pigment known as melanin. An article recently published...
COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy benefits pregnant people and newborns
WHAT: Receiving a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or booster during pregnancy can benefit pregnant people and their newborn infants, according to findings recently published in Vaccine....
Chemicals from maize roots influence wheat yield
Maize roots secrete certain chemicals that affect the quality of soil. In some fields, this effect increases yields of wheat planted subsequent to maize in...
Implementing the energy transition
Energy in the 21st Century is a valuable source of information for students, decision makers, opinion leaders, and the general public. Oil and natural gas...
Fat burning during exercise varies widely between individuals
New York, NY —The best heart rate for burning fat differs for each individual and often does not align with the “fat burning zone” on...
Community health program boosts child vaccinations in remote areas of Madagascar
URBANA, Ill. – Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world and access to health care is limited for many people. Childhood vaccinations...
Microplastics found embedded in tissues of whales and dolphins
BEAUFORT, N.C. – Microscopic plastic particles have been found in the fats and lungs of two-thirds of the marine mammals in a graduate student’s study...
Chloride Ions From Seawater Eyed As Possible Lithium Replacement In Batteries of the Future
Sodium, Potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of the future, but researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have...
An unexpected way to upcycle: Plastic waste transforms into soap
A team led by Virginia Tech researchers has developed a new method for upcycling plastics into high-value chemicals known as surfactants, which are used to...
Mechanism underlying bacterial resistance to the antibiotic albicidin revealed
A new analysis shows that infectious bacteria exposed to the antibiotic albicidin rapidly develop up to a 1,000-fold increase in resistance via a gene amplification...
How a massive North Atlantic cooling event disrupted early human occupation in Europe
A new study published in the journal Science finds that around 1.12 million years ago a massive cooling event in the North Atlantic and corresponding...
The positional transmitter of statoliths unveiled: It keeps plants from getting lazy
Plants orient their organs in response to the gravity vector, with roots growing towards gravity and shoots growing in the opposite direction. The movement of...
