Maize study finds genes that help crops adapt to change
Over many thousands of years, farmers have bred maize varieties so the crops are optimally adapted to local environments. A new study, published Feb. 6...
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How to build a bio-bot: Researchers share design and development of biological machines
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Creating tiny muscle-powered robots that can walk or swim by themselves -- or better yet, when prompted -- is more complicated than...
Reboot Gitmo for science
Credit: courtesy Joe Roman How do you redeem a place like Gitmo, the notorious U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? Reboot the naval base...
Examining exploding stars through the atomic nucleus
Credit: Courtesy of MSU EAST LANSING, Mich. - Imagine being able to view microscopic aspects of a classical nova, a massive stellar explosion on the...
Panel to discuss deep-sea mining at AAAS Meeting
Credit: (NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Deepwater Wonders of Wake) Home to an immense diversity of marine life, the deep ocean also contains...
Gene drives: Science, ethics, and public engagement
Gene drives are a rapidly developing field of research that holds promise for addressing persistent problems, such as eradicating mosquito-borne diseases and conserving endangered species,...
NASA examines Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dineo’s rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce NASA examined the heavy rainfall generated by Tropical Cyclone Dineo as it made landfall in Mozambique and NASA's...
Looking for the next leap in rechargeable batteries
Credit: Sri Narayan and Derek Moy USC researchers may have just found a solution for one of the biggest stumbling blocks to the next wave...
Gene editing can complement traditional food-animal improvements
Credit: (Karin Higgins/UC Davis) Gene editing -- one of the newest and most promising tools of biotechnology -- enables animal breeders to make beneficial genetic...
New life for 19th-century plants
Credit: Sofia M. Rudin, David W. Murray, and Timothy J. S. Whitfeld. From Rudin, Sofia M., David W. Murray, and Timothy J. S. Whitfeld. 2016....
PPPL-led fusion code selected for all 3 pre-exascale supercomputers
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) high-performance computer sites have selected a dynamic fusion code, led by physicist C.S. Chang...
New research examines patients’ satisfaction with their radiologists
Reston, VA - New research reports that most U.S. radiologists receive favorable satisfaction scores from their patients. The study, supported by research grants from the...
Satellite views storm system affecting Southern California
Credit: Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project Satellite imagery captured the beginning of a chain of Eastern Pacific Ocean storms forecast to affect the U.S. West Coast....
New grant boosts UC San Diego-led malaria research program
An international research team, led by principal investigator Elizabeth A. Winzeler, PhD, professor in the pediatric division of host-microbe systems and therapeutics at University of...
PPPL-led fusion code selected for all three pre-exascale supercomputers.
Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) high-performance computer sites have selected a dynamic fusion code, led by physicist C.S. Chang...
