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Rice University’s latest new dual-function bioscilloscope uses a Light Plate Apparatus, or LPA, that is outfitted with the spectral LEDs. Credit: Image courtesy of Karl...

Engineered bacteria not exposed to inflammatory signals do not turn on the memory circuit and thus remain colorless. In the presence of the inflammatory...

This schematic diagram shows the overall conceptualization of how metabolically engineered E. coli produced TPA from pX. The engineered E. coli was developed through...

In the periplasm -- the space between the inner and outer membranes of a bacteria's cell wall -- defensive proteins that detect a poison...

Organohalogen methyl chloride (Freon-40) discovered by ALMA around the infant stars in IRAS 16293-2422. These same organic compounds were discovered in the thin atmosphere...

Three days after the merger and explosion, the bright blue glow from lighter elements in the outer polar regions is beginning to fade, giving...

This is a photo of Io with a volcanic plume at the top. Credit: The University of Hong Kong Scientists have long been intrigued by the...

Hydrolytic enzymes break down cellulose better and thus pave the way to competitive biofuels. In the picture: Manuel Eibinger, first author of the study...

Kansas State University postdoctoral researcher James Nifong documents widespread American alligators' predation of four species of shark like this nurse shark. Credit Credit: U.S. Fish...

The concentrating photovoltaic system showing the top lenslet; the little black square visible near the middle is the solar cell and the lines running...

This is an image of Mt St. Helens in Washington State, USA, which erupted in 1980, killing 57 people. Credit: S Brown It is hoped the...