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Cellulose: is an insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.
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APR 08, 2019
Microbiology
While some plastic gets recycled, most plastic waste is constantly being generated. Scientists are trying to make a biod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2018
Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
It has been eight years since the crude oil spill in the Mexico Gulf, but the shadow of aquatic petroleum contami
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
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Written By:
JAN 31, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The origin of life, formally known as abiogenesis, is the natural process by which first replicating life form arises fr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 18, 2017
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 21, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The year was 2010, when graphene a term that was only known to the scientific community becomes a household name of scie
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 30, 2017
Microbiology
Just call them archaea (ar-kee-uh) - archaebacteria are no more. Archaea used to be classified as bacteria, but these pr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 09, 2017
Videos
Compost, the result of household garbage and food leftovers being allowed to break down in dirt, is great for gardens, b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 05, 2017
Microbiology
In the constant struggle between humans and pathogens, researchers have developed paper-based plasma sanitizers. Plasma-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 27, 2017
Cardiology
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...
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MAR 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
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Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 01, 2016
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
With all the talk about global food shortages, why haven't we turned our attention to grass? After all, grass is edible,
...
JUL 17, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever thought about mixing up your wardrobe? What about mixing it up to the extent of clothes made from mushroom
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Mixotricha paradoxa is a curious protist that lives in the gut of the Australian termite, where it helps digest cellulos
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet