ORNL scientists are studying the unique metabolic mechanisms that allow CAM plants to conserve water, with the goal of introducing water-saving traits into bioenergy and food crops

Based on this study, the current practice of authorizing animal experiments appears to rest on an assumption of scientific rigor, rather than on evidence that it is applied

Researchers discover a critical cellular “off” switch for the inflammatory immune response that causes asthma attacks

Chemist Oliver Trapp has designed and synthesized a catalyst that flexibly molds the handedness of the reaction products with which it interacts

Researchers were inspired to study how nanoparticles could gain biological functions through the enzymes that drive sperm tails

Plant biologists have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant with high efficiency

The findings highlight the need to consider food sovereignty and cultural identity as part of fisheries policy and indigenous human rights.

The team is now analyzing large published datasets for the effects of other recommended food groups, including fruits and vegetables, on a wider range of diseases

ALMA's high sensitivity for detecting polarized radio waves made possible this important step in tracing the formation of planets around young stars

Study raises new questions about what climate change will do to tornado outbreaks and what is responsible for recent trends