Rutgers discovers way to increase a key nutrient in corn

In New Jersey, Rutgers University scientists found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn by inserting a bacterial gene that causes...

Sunlight-splitting greenhouse film increases photosynthetically efficient light

In Colorado, engineers working at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a scalable, cost-effective greenhouse material that splits sunlight into photosynthetically efficient light...

Not a tricorder, but a hand-held genome sequencing device delivers results in minutes

In Texas, researchers learned that within five years, consumers may begin using a device smaller than a flip phone to monitor the air, test...

LiDAR uncovers previously unknown Maya expanse

In New York, archaeologists from the U.S., Europe, and Guatemala collaborated in a LiDAR survey of the jungles of northern Guatemala to map the...

Rutgers scientists develop catalysts to convert carbon dioxide into carbon building blocks

In New Jersey, Rutgers scientists developed catalysts that can convert carbon dioxide into plastics, fabrics, resins and other products. The electrocatalysts are the first...

Rotting leaves are contributing to global warming

In Michigan, Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed a new source of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that’s more potent than carbon dioxide –...

Boosting proteins involved in photosynthesis increased tobacco yield by 20 percent

In Illinois, by boosting levels of three proteins involved in photosynthesis, University of Illinois researchers increased tobacco plant productivity by at least 14 percent...

Gain more beneficial gut bacteria on a plant-based diet

In North Carolina, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center scientists found that eating a plant-based diet enhanced the good bacteria living in the gut by...

DARPA wants to modify crops using insects and viruses

In Washington, D.C., a research program that could allow crops to respond more readily to factors like changing climate proposes introducing genetic changes into...

What Do Asian Citrus Psyllids and Horseshoe Crabs Have in Common?

In New York, researchers give hope to Florida citrus growers based on new findings regarding citrus psyllids. When Asian citrus psyllids are fighting infection...

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