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Water test methods
Water testing is conducted to determine how safe water is to be used in the household or to identify potential contaminants that have inhabited a body of water. Water testing methods include evaluating minerals, bacteria, and pH.
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DEC 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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Several animals, including bats, use a navigation technique known as echolocation, which utilizes high-frequency sound e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 18, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H. ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2017Videos
Oil spills happen all over the world, both on land and in the ocean. Although the oil comes from a natural source, it's ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2017Technology
Graphene could offer a new way to cool tiny chips in phones, computers, and other gadgets. “You can fit graphene, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For those people who are considering a DIY new year detox or cleanse, a recent medical case report should serve as stron ...DEC 17, 2016Microbiology
Sawdust is thought of as a byproduct that isn't useful for much, but scientists at the Department of Energy's PNNL turne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a portable way to make pharmaceuticals by using freeze-dried components that can make complex co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2016Plants & Animals
If you show someone a swordfish, it shouldn’t take them much longer than a second or two to identify it. The appea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2016Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i ...
DEC 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new type of 3D printing uses a special ink derived from genetically altered live cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2017
Technology
The new design entails the use of an array of smaller, drifting U-shaped screens that will be equipped with sea anchors
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
OCT 31, 2017
Neuroscience
Long lasting damage from repeated head injuries in sports is an issue that's all over the headlines. NFL players are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 30, 2017
Videos
Researchers have developed a way to infuse plants with special functions without the use of genetic engineering. This co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Several animals, including bats, use a navigation technique known as echolocation, which utilizes high-frequency sound e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 18, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2017
Videos
Oil spills happen all over the world, both on land and in the ocean. Although the oil comes from a natural source, it's
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have collected enough evidence to know that the community of microbes that resides in out gastrointestinal t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
As I learned during an ecology lab in college, biodiversity assessment is currently the most effective and accepted meth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2017
Technology
Graphene could offer a new way to cool tiny chips in phones, computers, and other gadgets. “You can fit graphene,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Scientists have identified a substance in oil that’s to blame for the cardiotoxicity seen in fish exposed to crude
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For those people who are considering a DIY new year detox or cleanse, a recent medical case report should serve as stron
...
DEC 17, 2016
Microbiology
Sawdust is thought of as a byproduct that isn't useful for much, but scientists at the Department of Energy's PNNL turne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Microbiology
Rising antibiotic resistance is considered a major public health threat; one that the United Nations has taken notice of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a portable way to make pharmaceuticals by using freeze-dried components that can make complex co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons signal to each other throughout the body using a connection called a synapse. While they are very small, they ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you show someone a swordfish, it shouldn’t take them much longer than a second or two to identify it. The appea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a pressing issue that the world has to deal with soon, otherwise the planet is in for some major perma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i
...