Tag: Biochemistry
Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect...
Danielle Whitham, Clarkson University
Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in...
That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s...
Sasimonthakan Tanarsuwongkul, University of South Carolina
Have you ever wondered about that sharp, green note that hits your nose...
Thanksgiving sides are delicious and can be nutritious − here’s the...
Julie Pollock, University of Richmond
While people usually think first about the turkey or the ham during holiday meals,...
Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on...
Nicolás M. Morato, Purdue University
It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water...
A tiny circular racetrack for light can rapidly detect single molecules
Judith Su, University of Arizona
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
My Little Sensor Lab at the University of...
How does a baby ‘breathe’ while inside its mom?
Julie Pollock, University of Richmond
“Mothering” is synonymous with “nurturing,” probably because moms start providing for their kids even before they’re born.
A fetus relies...
How does a baby ‘breathe’ while inside its mom?
Julie Pollock, University of Richmond
“Mothering” is synonymous with “nurturing,” probably because moms start providing for their kids even before they’re born.
A fetus relies...
Blood in your veins is not blue – here’s why it’s...
Marisia Fikiet, University at Albany, State University of New York and Igor Lednev, University at Albany, State University of New York
Whenever you see blood...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
