Biological Sciences
On the continental margins, where the seafloor drops hundreds of meters below the water’s surface, low temperatures and high pressure lock methane inside ice crystals. Called methane hydrates, these crystals are a potential energy source, but they are also a potential source of global warming if massive amounts of methane were released during an earthquake or by rising ocean temperatures.
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Clay – a seemingly infertile blend of minerals – might have been the birthplace of life on Earth.
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Australian researchers have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal.
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In a study led by Duke researchers, monkeys have learned to control the movement of both arms on an avatar using just their brain activity.
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Aislinn Rowan ’14 has always had an intense interest in science. Lehigh has provided her many opportunities to convert her passion into a career, and Rowan has not failed to capitalize.
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Kristala Jones Prather engineers cells to produce useful compounds such as drugs and biofuels.
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Scientists isolate new human pluripotent stem cells capable of generating “humanized” mouse models containing human-derived tissues.
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The finding represents a scientific feat as well as progress toward an HIV vaccine.
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Chemists develop new way to kill cancer cells resistant to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
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A new study that decoded the DNA sequence of the kiwifruit has concluded that the fruit has many genetic similarities between its 39,040 genes and other plant species, including potatoes and tomatoes.
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Biology moves into the third dimension, may help observe how a brain develops and viruses attack.
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