The dried larvae of the yellow mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor) are comparable to beef or poultry in nutritional value, but the mealworm has a far smaller ecological footprint. It was recently ...
Dr. Bobbi Pritt, chair of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, explains why early detection and reporting are critical to ...
Microplastics used in coffee cups and plastic bags have been detected by scientists using a laser light to map the build-up of the tiny particles in the body. Now a breakthrough test uses ...
Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image ...
Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered that two fundamental modes of cellular deformation, stretching and bending, can be independently controlled using different molecular building ...
A five-minute oral cancer screening can detect early warning signs, enabling timely treatment, improving survival, and ...
Sports are historically ripe ground for myths, but the post-truth age can't mythologize. We can only contort and christen hogwash as the letter; the legend becomes fact before the print can even weigh ...
From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.
The breakthrough tests that could map where microplastics have clustered in your body - Microplastics are found in our food, ...