Louisiana State University, Author Profile

Using E. Coli to Create Bioproducts in a Cost-Effective Manner

February 22, 2019

Who knew a potentially deadly bacteria could be used for good?

New 'Architecture' Discovered in Corn

January 22, 2019

Louisiana State University scientists' findings may improve biofuel production

New Breast Cancer Therapeutic Target Identified

July 25, 2018

Researchers have shown for the first time that a tiny piece of RNA deregulates energy metabolism, an emerging hallmark of can...

Chemists Characterize the Fatal Fungus Among Us

July 20, 2018

Life-threatening fungal infections affect more than two million people worldwide

How Mangroves Help Keep the Planet Cool

July 3, 2018

Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different types of coa...

Old Man River's Unique Chemical Signature

June 14, 2018

Geologists fingerprint North America's largest river

Penguin Forensics

September 6, 2017

Tracking the winter whereabouts of penguins by analyzing tail feathers

Taking the Guesswork out of Forensic Analysis of Fingermarks

July 5, 2017

Scientists are using lasers to take the mystery out of the process of identifying the chemical compositions of fingermarks at...

Scientists Report on Latest Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts

February 3, 2017

LSU faculty will lead an important session, where key information on how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has affected coastal...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Shows Up in Sparrows

November 16, 2016

Birds captured in habitats that were exposed to the oil had a different chemical signature in their tissues than birds found ...

New Comprehensive Approach to Inland Fisheries Management

September 20, 2016

Inland fisheries managers are increasingly using Transboundary Fisheries Science, a strategy that involves organization, coop...

Researchers Report New Zika Complication

August 29, 2016

A recent paper presents the case of a 62-year-old Honduran male patient who had traveled to Venezuela and who developed ...

Digging Deeper into Mars

July 27, 2016

Researchers found that the bulk soil on Mars, across regional scales the size of the U.S. or larger, likely contains iron sul...

Researchers Discover First Sleeper Goby Cavefish in Western Hemisphere

June 30, 2016

This new species, Caecieleotris morrisi, is a sleeper goby in the family Eleotridae, and is the first cave-adapted membe...

Artificial Seawater Concoction Allows Scientists to Cultivate Marine Microorganisms in the Lab

June 10, 2016

“Less than 1 percent of microbes have been cultivated, and we need new cultures,” researcher says