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Caecilians: The other amphibian
Legless creatures live secretive, strange existences underground and underwater
Posted in Animals
Tagged amphibians, caecilian, evolve, feature, John Measey, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, oviduct, tendon
Stony bacteria
Lake-dwelling bacterium has hard lumps inside it
Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae
Tagged bacterium, cyanobacterium, getinvolved, mineral, proportion
Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots
The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response
Posted in Technology & Engineering
Tagged artifacts, autism spectrum disorders, cool jobs, feature, robots, wake
DNA, RNA…and XNA?
Scientists create artificial genetic molecules that can carry information, evolve
Posted in Chemistry
Tagged getinvolved
Sniffing out truffle scent
Genetics, not geography, plays key role in the aroma of the delicacy
Posted in Microbes, Fungi & Algae
Tagged DNA, fungus, getinvolved, Richard Splivallo, truffle, University of Göttingen, volatile organic compound
Ancient flower blooms again
Fruit frozen underground for more than 31,000 years produce plants
Posted in Plants
Tagged getinvolved
Secrets of the world’s extreme divers
For emperor penguins and other animals,
being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood
These gems make their own way
Gemstones made in the lab could improve your cell phone or catch nasty bacteria in your water.
Posted in Chemistry
Scientist Profile: Wally Gilbert
Wally Gilbert is interested in just about everything. He began by studying physics and then switched to biology, eventually winning an Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in 1979 and then a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged news
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