Research: Transforming carbon dioxide into industrial fuels —
Imagine a day when -- rather than being spewed into the atmosphere -- the gases coming from power plants and heavy industry are...
Research: Exploiting epigenetic variation for plant breeding —
The sequence of genes passed on to daughter cells or offspring isn't the only factor that determines the traits of cells and organisms....
Research: Toxin complex of the plague bacterium and other germs decoded —
Bacteria have established various strategies to infect organisms and use them as sources of nutrients. Many microbes use toxins that break down membranes...
Research: Molecular inhibition gets cells on the move —
To respond to changes in their environment, individual cells, including some of those that compose complex organisms, need to move. This can be...
Research: Predictive model suggests surge in weed —
A new predictive model developed by an ecologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a climate scientist at the University of Washington...
Research: Making wind farms more efficient —
With energy demands rising, researchers at Penn State Behrend and the University of Tabriz, Iran, have completed an algorithm -- or approach --...
Research: A toast to the proteins in dinosaur bones —
Burnt toast and dinosaur bones have a common trait, according to a new, Yale-led study. They both contain chemicals that, under the right...
Research: Biodiversity draws the ecotourism crowd —
Nature -- if you support it, ecotourists will come. Managed wisely, both can win.
The balancing act of protecting and fostering biodiversity with hordes...
Research: Healing kidneys with nanotechnology —
Each year, there are some 13.3 million new cases of acute kidney injury (AKI), a serious affliction. Formerly known as acute renal failure,...
Research: Is it possible? Evolutionary biologists explore the role of history in evolution —
How predictable is evolution? The answer has long been debated by biologists grappling with the extent to which history affects the repeatability of...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
