Using Computers to Identify Deadly Bacteria Japanese researchers develop a machine learning tool to identify deadly bacteria species based on their unique growth characteristics. October 31, 2018 by Andrew Liew Read More
Beyond the grapes: what influences the flavor of different wines? Rocks, microbes and climate all impact the taste of your favorite wine October 29, 2018 by Mary Sabuda Read More
You may be getting catfished by catfish Some types of catfish and its products are more likely to be mislabeled than others, though for the most part, producers are honest. October 12, 2018 by Erica Curles Read More
Can some fungi clean up plastic pollution? Some fungi growing on plastic debris in Lake Zurich are capable of breaking down certain types of plastic October 3, 2018 by Mary Sabuda Read More
Did Humans Really Kill Most of the Animals and Plants? We may be the most successful land mammal, but pound for pound, plants and bacteria still have us beat. September 4, 2018 by Gina Misra Read More
Detecting Toxins Produced by Algae A portable tool for detecting the cyanobacteria toxin responsible for harmful algal blooms in drinking water sources may be soon on its way August 14, 2018 by Mary Sabuda Read More
Babies Learn About Eye Contact Early in Life More evidence shows that socializing is an important human behavior for brain development, even for infants. August 2, 2018 by Stefanie Rosado Read More
Effects of Gender and Alcohol Use on US Veterans with HIV Female veterans have poorer HIV outcomes than male veterans, and alcohol use hurts HIV outcomes regardless of gender. July 31, 2018 by Caroline Vrana-Diaz Read More
Bulking Up: Increasing Muscle Mass in Fish with Gene Editing Researchers increase the amount of edible flesh in red sea bream by editing the gene for a hormone that restricts muscle growth July 20, 2018 by Erica Curles Read More
How Humans Can Influence Evolution of Other Species Scientists recently published an analysis of how humans affect evolution, and why we should care July 9, 2018 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
