A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
A proposal to simulate all of Earth’s ecosystems is exposing a rift between small and big ecology.
The heat emanating from large metropolitan areas may be changing weather patterns thousands of miles away.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Stomachs of flesh-eating flies carry the DNA of animals in remote rainforests.
Doctors turn to good microbes to fight disease. Will the same strategy work with crops?
Using laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to automate and streamline laboratory tasks: three case studies
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Fat cells behave differently in obese individuals, causing inflammation and insulin resitance.
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.