Using a microwave and catalyst-coated beads, scientists have devised a new way to convert waste cooking oil into biodiesel that could make it more affordable

This collaborative solution was introduced at the recent American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting

Dr. Kandice Tanner of NIH wins 2016 honor

Thousands are bitten by rattlers and other venomous snakes each year, and a new treatment may serve as a “bridge” to buy time until medical care is available

The researchers found the biggest differences in death rates from kidney disease, respiratory disease, and cancer

An idea first proposed 138 years ago that limbs evolved from gills, which has been widely discredited due to lack of supporting fossil evidence, may prove correct after all

Study suggests same neural mechanism that interrupts body movement also interrupts cognition

“In some parts of the tropics, for every ton of phosphorus harvested in food, you have to donate one ton to the soil.” 

Evolutionary biology tells us why venom is useful for snakes, but chemistry tells us how venom works

Study reveals the Zika virus structure and identifies a way to target it

U-M researchers focused on the P-Rex1 enzyme, which has been strongly linked to cancer progression and metastasis in breast, prostate and skin cancer

However, it would take a collaborative, interdisciplinary, multi-scalar effort to get there, expert warns.