Almost two-thirds of Granite State residents trust scientists as a source of information on environmental issues, but tea party Republicans are much less likely and New Hampshire Public Radio listeners much more likely to trust scientists, according to new survey research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the Pennsylvania State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) are working together to learn how to adapt the Meyerhoff Scholars Program at more universities.

It’s that time of the year again when people are moving their kitchens outside in order to soak up the warm weather and smoky aromas of grilling. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) spokesperson Guy Crosby, PhD, CFS provides insight into the food science behind BBQ. Crosby addresses how a marinade works to keep your meat tender, how smoking infuses new flavors into meat, searing, and more.

Drug-resistant bacteria annually sicken 2 million Americans and kill at least 23,000. A driving force behind this growing public health threat is the ability of bacteria to share genes that provide antibiotic resistance. 

"Red Wine and Oenological Extracts Display Antimicrobial Effects in an Oral Bacteria Biofilm Model"

Manipulating how plants express their genes holds the promise of higher crop yields and better performance under drought or other environmental stress.

Researchers have created a prototype system that uses a mathematical model to predict - and a portable inkjet technology to produce - precise medication dosages tailored for specific patients, an advance in personalized medicine that could improve drug effectiveness and reduce adverse reactions.

June 11-12, 2014, NJ Expo Center, Edison, NJ.

Researchers at the University of Montreal have developed an improved chemical analysis method that is more efficient and faster in detecting counterfeit medicines, which have skyrocketed in recent years. 

Methanogens sustain life under extremes of heat and cold.

As research funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies shrinks, cooperation among the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Northwestern University and the University of Chicago is expanding.

A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove valuable for applications in biological sensing, membrane research and harvesting water from fog.