How did we discover the first virus?
As world news about the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, society’s collective knowledge and interest in viruses has increased.…
Author: Justin Dingman
A glow-in-the-dark protein called luciferase improves medical diagnostics
A smaller version of the enzyme that allows fireflies and jellyfish to glow naturally is now being used in medical diagnostics.
O, the Drama! The discovery of oxygen
This is the story of how scientists first discovered that oxygen was a thing, in the 1700s. One of our writers did some digging into the…
Which came first, the cysteine or the egg?
Scientists used to think cysteine was required to manufacture itself. Turns out, it isn't. In fact, cysteine slows down the manufacture of…
We can learn about life on other planets by studying viruses
Scientists from the University of Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, as well as the Icahn School of Medicine at…
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