Science Jul 10 There’s a story living in your beer’s DNA Dash Masland has a British fungus hanging on her wall. The fungus, framed in a picture, is beer yeast and the main ingredient in the farmhouse-style beer brewed in her Maine-based microbrewery. It is also her muse. The marine…
Science Jul 09 Biologists manufacture bacteria that may one day treat an unhealthy stomach Scientists altered the DNA of a common gut bacteria, Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron to treat an unhealthy stomach and make poop glow.
Science Jul 03 How a sniff of a flower could help diagnose autism in kids A computer program and a sniff test can diagnose some characteristics of autism.
Science Jun 30 How do you vacuum an asteroid traveling 63,000 mph? In honor of National Asteroid Day, we are taking a look at NASA's mission to vacuum on the asteroid Bennu.
Science Jun 27 Virtual reality shows how dangerous it is to drive drunk and stoned Virtual reality is shedding light on the dangers of driving stoned.
Science Jun 25 A mutation may explain why last year’s flu vaccine failed for so many Researchers at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania discover a mutation to explain why last year’s flu vaccine failed for so many.
Science Jun 23 This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds Ingredients in Reishi mushrooms can alter gut bacteria in the stomach, according to researchers, reversing the symptoms of obesity in mice, including weight gain and insulin resistance.
Science Jun 18 If kangaroos went to class, all the desks would be lefties Could kangaroo brains teach us more about why people are left-handed?…
Science Jun 16 Chemistry debunks the biggest aspartame health myths The American Chemical Society debunks the myths of the sugar substitute aspartame.
Science Jun 16 How bacteria sweat could one day power a robot Scientists at Columbia University create a cheap, sustainable energy source from bacteria and evaporation.