Arizona State University, Author Profile

Better Samples, Better Science: New Study Explores Integrity of Research Specimens

September 25, 2019

Degraded samples can produce spurious results in research

The Science of Kombucha

September 4, 2019

As is the case for many things in science, there is more to kombucha than meets the eye—literally

An Innovative New Diagnostic for Lyme Disease

August 27, 2019

Today, Lyme disease is a mounting health concern, with estimates of over 300,000 cases in the US annually

Study Shows Positive Lab Environment Critical for Undergraduate Success in Research

August 15, 2019

Undergraduate researchers with LEAP Scholars program publish findings

Predicting Earthquake Hazards from Wastewater Injection

July 31, 2019

Predicting the amount of seismic activity from wastewater injection is difficult because it involves numerous variables...

Plant Viruses May Be Reshaping Our World

July 18, 2019

Recent advances in the field of virology suggest that viruses play a more significant and complex role than previously apprec...

Proofreading the Book of Life: Gene Editing Made Safer

April 23, 2019

A new method has the potential to allow the editing and repair of genes to be accomplished reliably and stealthily...

The History of Humanity in Your Face

April 16, 2019

How did the modern human face evolve to look the way it does?

Inspiring People to Make Better Lifestyle Choices—through Isotopes

January 25, 2019

A recent study used breath and hair to determine metabolism and increase of calories burned during exercise

Essential Nutrient May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Across Generations

January 8, 2019

The study focuses on mice bred to display Alzheimer’s-like symptoms

ASU Study Finds Animals Can Use Muscle as an Internal Water Source

July 27, 2018

As our climate changes, the availability of water is also changing, leaving animals with limited or unreliable supplies of th...

Studying Oxygen in Earth's Oceans, Scientists Discover Clues to Recovery from Mass Extinction

April 18, 2018

This event, called the “Permian-Triassic mass extinction,” represents the greatest catastrophe in the history of ...

Why Are There So Many Types of Lizards?

February 26, 2018

New research sheds light on the biodiversity of Anole lizard family trees

Cancer-Fighting Nanorobots Programmed to Seek and Destroy Tumors

February 13, 2018

Study shows first applications of DNA origami for nanomedicine

You Can Teach an Old Drug New Tricks

February 5, 2018

Researchers used an innovative method to screen a broad range of kinases for a drug's effectiveness.