Using Essential Oils to Preserve Delicate Fish Fillets

February 25, 2020

O, the Drama!

February 20, 2020

Tiny green organisms could have a big impact on polluted environments

February 17, 2020

Which Came First, the Cysteine or the Egg?

February 13, 2020

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Using Essential Oils to Preserve Delicate Fish Fillets Coating sashimi in essential oils before freezing can preserve the quality of fish and prevent bacterial growth.

February 25, 2020 by Erica Curles Read More

O, the Drama! Throwback Thursday #1: How oxygen’s controversial discovery dismantled the phologiston era and changed science forever

February 20, 2020 by Justin Dingman Read More

Tiny green organisms could have a big impact on polluted environments The researchers found that algae and cyanobacteria living in a manganese-polluted environment can make manganese minerals through previously unidentified pathways which could help with cleaning up Mn pollution.

February 17, 2020 by Mary Sabuda Read More

Which Came First, the Cysteine or the Egg? The amino acid cysteine was thought to be needed to manufacture itself, leading scientists to wonder where the first cysteine molecule came from.

February 13, 2020 by Justin Dingman Read More

Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders with… Feces? People with autism spectrum disorders were treated with microbiota transfer therapy, and a follow-up study after 2 years showed improvement in autism-related symptoms.

February 9, 2020 by Justina Žvirblytė Read More

DNA evidence allowed biologists to identify a new type of bacteria Taxonomy is the system biologists use to name living things. DNA evidence allows us to see how related living things are to one another, verifying (or changing!) the naming system.

January 20, 2020 by Barbara Park Poage Read More

Microbe lasagna tells us about what life was like billions of years ago Layers of bacteria and rock leave their fingerprints behind by changing the kinds of carbon atoms we might find in the environment.

January 13, 2020 by Zoe Havlena Read More

Bacteria from the Black Sea Have an Unusual Diet A new species of bacterium was discovered that lives off manganese and sulfur instead of oxygen or carbon dioxide

January 9, 2020 by Alex Duff Read More

Contaminants in groundwater can take over 20 years to break down But scientists have a method for removing the contaminants more quickly, using a underground barrier.

January 8, 2020 by Kristen Amodeo Read More

We can learn about life on other planets by studying viruses These scientists suggest that perhaps viruses were the first "life form" on Earth, a provocative idea!

January 1, 2020 by Justin Dingman Read More

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