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On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, it is possible to stand in a lush tropical forest that doesn't contain a single native plant
Leaders in academia have formalized a proposal to assemble an official advisory board to support ethical behavior in research institutions
A group of researchers created a unique study environment designed to bridge the gap between the lab and the real world
Researchers have developed a control algorithm that regulates the current so a prosthetics user feels steady sensation
Previous research showed that yellow soybeans result from a naturally occurring gene silencing process involving two genes
The results of a new study from the University of Illinois indicate that soy protein concentrate may be partly or fully substituted for animal proteins without adverse effects
Canola meal contains more protein than most plant ingredients, and can be used in place of soybean meal in pig diets
The new findings challenge the “food desert” hypothesis, which posits that a lack of access to supermarkets and grocery stores in some communities worsens the obesity crisis
New technique cuts down computing times from thousands of computing hours to mere minutes
Boreal forests contain roughly one-third of the Earth's terrestrial carbon stores
Study concludes that viral families belonging to the same order have likely diverged from a common ancestral virus
Lab originally built for students in 1963 will be transformed into a 21st century learning environment
Klaus Schulten, of the Beckman Institute's Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, has created a 100-million-atom chromatophore simulation to provide an unprecedented look into how bacteria harvest light for food.
