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COVID-19 Creates Ideal Conditions for Drug-resistant Fungus in Brazil
June 15, 2021
COVID-19 conditions in Brazil have opened the door for the emergence and spread of a relatively new fungus that is quickly showing signs of becoming a drug-resistant “superfungus,” Read More News

Adapting Laboratory Techniques for Remote Instruction
June 07, 2021
Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign designed a laboratory exercise to teach students how to use micropipettes, through remote learning, using at-home kits. Read More News
Why We Need to Solve Underground Mystery of Where Microbes Live
June 07, 2021
Research reveals, for the first time, that it is possible to accurately predict the abundance of different species of soil microbes in different parts of the world. Read More News
Geologist Identifies New Form of Quasicrystal
June 07, 2021
The formation holds promise as a new material that could one day help repair bone, insulate heat or convert heat to electricity, among other uses. Read More News
Lace-inspired Technique Could Someday Weave Structures in Space
June 07, 2021
Lauren Dreier grabbed ribbon-like plastic material she had been experimenting with in her studio, bending and connecting the semi-rigid strips. To her surprise, the structure she built assumed a bumpy geometry. Read More News
Studies Reveal Skull as Unexpected Source of Brain Immunity
June 04, 2021
Two new studies in mice suggest that the double-edged nature of the relationship between the immune system and the brain may come down to the origins of the immune cells that patrol the meninges. Read More News

DDT Discovered in Lakes Over 50 Years After Spraying
June 17, 2019
Think Tank: Climate Change Could Tip Nations into War
June 14, 2019
Scientists Only Know About Half of Ebola Outbreaks in the Last 40 Years
June 14, 2019
One Million People Contract These New STIs Every Day, Study Says
June 10, 2019
Pathogens Led to Rise of Warm-blooded Animals
June 10, 2019
Habitat of Larval Fish Found to be Littered with Microplastics
November 11, 2019
New biomarker for cancer stem cells
November 13, 2019
Bacterial Protein Impairs Important Cellular Processes
November 18, 2019
New RNA Molecules May Play a Role in Aging
November 18, 2019
World-first 3-D Printing Method Yields ‘Living’ 4-D Materials
November 19, 2019
Relevant Social Stimuli May Reduce Interest in Drugs
November 19, 2019
Fight or Flight? Galapagos Island Study Reveals Human-induced Fear Behaviors
November 20, 2019
Water-based Optical Device Revolutionizes the Field of Optics Research
November 20, 2019
Researchers Sequence Genome of the 'Devil Worm'
November 21, 2019
Machine-learning Microscope Adapts Lighting to Improve Diagnoses
November 21, 2019
Chemists Find New Route to Popular Biodegradable PHAs
November 21, 2019
Newly Identified Risk Gene Adds to Alzheimer’s Hereditary Puzzle
November 22, 2019
The Impact of Climate Change on Kelp’s Reproductivity
November 22, 2019
The Search for New Antibiotics
November 22, 2019
Material Captures, Converts Toxic Air Pollutant to Industrial Chemical
November 25, 2019

DDT Discovered in Lakes Over 50 Years After Spraying
June 17, 2019
Think Tank: Climate Change Could Tip Nations into War
June 14, 2019
Scientists Only Know About Half of Ebola Outbreaks in the Last 40 Years
June 14, 2019
One Million People Contract These New STIs Every Day, Study Says
June 10, 2019
Pathogens Led to Rise of Warm-blooded Animals
June 10, 2019
Habitat of Larval Fish Found to be Littered with Microplastics
November 11, 2019
New biomarker for cancer stem cells
November 13, 2019
Bacterial Protein Impairs Important Cellular Processes
November 18, 2019
New RNA Molecules May Play a Role in Aging
November 18, 2019
World-first 3-D Printing Method Yields ‘Living’ 4-D Materials
November 19, 2019
Relevant Social Stimuli May Reduce Interest in Drugs
November 19, 2019
Fight or Flight? Galapagos Island Study Reveals Human-induced Fear Behaviors
November 20, 2019
Water-based Optical Device Revolutionizes the Field of Optics Research
November 20, 2019
Researchers Sequence Genome of the 'Devil Worm'
November 21, 2019
Machine-learning Microscope Adapts Lighting to Improve Diagnoses
November 21, 2019
Chemists Find New Route to Popular Biodegradable PHAs
November 21, 2019
Newly Identified Risk Gene Adds to Alzheimer’s Hereditary Puzzle
November 22, 2019
The Impact of Climate Change on Kelp’s Reproductivity
November 22, 2019
The Search for New Antibiotics
November 22, 2019
Material Captures, Converts Toxic Air Pollutant to Industrial Chemical
November 25, 2019