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Environmental Science: is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. Environmental science emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.
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MAR 18, 2015Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 06, 2015Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 04, 2015Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 02, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 28, 2015Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 27, 2015Neuroscience
While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been studied for many years, there are still more questions than answers. For i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 13, 2014Earth & The Environment
Last year, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a Memorandum of Understanding o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 13, 2014Technology
was closing up. First, we figured out that, indeed, nothing was wrong. The next question was: ‘Why is this happening?" T ...Written By: Peter MicheliSEP 23, 2014Genetics & Genomics
We may often think about how to protect ourselves from melanoma, especially during summer, when time spent outdoors is p ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 25, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Much of the liver's metabolic function is governed by circadian rhythms - our own body clock - and UC Irvine researchers ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 22, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics has a large say in blood formation.
Blood stem cells have the potential to turn into any type of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 12, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 21, 2014Immunology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics, i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 09, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
A study released in June analyzing the U.S. bioscience industry growth over the last eleven years, through the recent re ...MAY 29, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Synthetic biology uses elemental building blocks and an engineering approach to create biological systems for specific u ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 15, 2014Technology
characters," Ballengée says. "I wanted to somehow recall that."
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 14, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Both procrastination and impulsivity are common traits of modern mankind, but some people exhibit these behaviors to a g ...DEC 18, 2013Chemistry & Physics
Reasoning and decision-making at the molecular level could lead to incredible advances in biotechnology (as well as othe ...
MAR 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 17, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 06, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers have engineered nanobombs to wipe out pathogens that can spoil food and pose health risks.
A stud ...
A stud ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 04, 2015
Immunology
Rats in New York City carry a species of flea that is capable of transmitting plague pathogens.
For a new stu ...
For a new stu ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 02, 2015
Microbiology
Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as s
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Health & Medicine
Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 28, 2015
Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 27, 2015
Neuroscience
While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been studied for many years, there are still more questions than answers. For i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 13, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Last year, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed a Memorandum of Understanding o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 13, 2014
Technology
was closing up. First, we figured out that, indeed, nothing was wrong. The next question was: ‘Why is this happening?" T
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
SEP 23, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
We may often think about how to protect ourselves from melanoma, especially during summer, when time spent outdoors is p
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 25, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Much of the liver's metabolic function is governed by circadian rhythms - our own body clock - and UC Irvine researchers
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 22, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics has a large say in blood formation.
Blood stem cells have the potential to turn into any type of ...
Blood stem cells have the potential to turn into any type of ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 12, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 21, 2014
Immunology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics, i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 09, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study released in June analyzing the U.S. bioscience industry growth over the last eleven years, through the recent re
...
MAY 29, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Synthetic biology uses elemental building blocks and an engineering approach to create biological systems for specific u
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 19, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 15, 2014
Technology
characters," Ballengée says. "I wanted to somehow recall that."
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...
Reference: Brandon Ballengée, Stanley K. Sess ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 14, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Both procrastination and impulsivity are common traits of modern mankind, but some people exhibit these behaviors to a g
...
DEC 18, 2013
Chemistry & Physics
Reasoning and decision-making at the molecular level could lead to incredible advances in biotechnology (as well as othe
...