Articles by Gabrielle Jonas
- 'Bio-Artist' Plans To Insert Wikipedia Into Genome Of Ancient Apples
- May 16, 2014 17:07 PM E
- An innovative bio-artist plans to use a 4,000-year-old apple's genome to hide encyclopedic text for a living tree of knowledge.
- 'MEMS Nanoinjector' A Microscopically Small Lance Can Now Transfer DNA
- May 13, 2014 17:50 PM E
- Biomechanical engineers developed a lance that's only a few billionths of a meter to conduct gene transfer.
- Bacterial Cell Walls Are Much More Resilient Than Previously Thought
- May 12, 2014 15:24 PM E
- The ability of certain bacteria such as this cholera bacterium to make a come-back even after shriveling up from so-called "osmosis shock," may help explain why it's so tenacious.
- Reducing NYC Air Pollution Would Boost Children's IQ And Chance For Financial Success
- May 08, 2014 14:00 PM E
- A study that likens the effects of air pollution on fetuses to that of smoking mothers, finds that cleaner air would lead to smarter, higher-earning children.
- 'Better' Wheelchair And Bike Wheel Gives Users Jostle-Free Ride Down Stairs, Curbs, And Even Off-Road
- May 06, 2014 15:22 PM E
- An injured Israeli farmer who found himself jostled as he rode over his field, looked to his farm equipment for ideas on how to improve the ride.
- This Is A Scientifically-Proven Rock-Paper-Scissors Winning Strategy (But If Your Opponent Uses It Too, It's A Draw)
- May 02, 2014 15:19 PM E
- In the game of Rock-Paper-Scissors, it's possible to predict what an opponent will do and defeat her with a preemptive strike. Insights into this classic game's strategy may even have implications beyond gamesmanship, to human decision-making, especially when faced with uncertainty.
- High School Biology Teachers Weaken Oklahoma Students' Grasp of Evolution
- May 02, 2014 14:07 PM E
- High school students feel more confident about their knowledge of evolution after completing their Intro Biology classes, but their confidence is misplaced.
- Lab Mice Are So Stressed Out By Male Researchers, They Suppress Their Pain Response To Them
- Apr 29, 2014 15:16 PM E
- Lab mice getting injected with painful inflammatories grimaced 36 percent less when a human male observer than was nearby, than when a female or no one was nearby.
- I Just Found Out I'm A Neanderthal: A Reaction To The Genographic Project
- Apr 29, 2014 15:15 PM E
- National Geographic's Genographic Project challenges assumptions about race, and even religion.
- Praying Mantis Wears 'The World's Tiniest' 3D Glasses To Advance The Cause Of Research
- Apr 29, 2014 13:19 PM E
- A praying mantis outfitted with the world's tiniest 3D glasses is probably "prayin' for the end of time."
- Biodiversity Crisis Redefined: Flora And Fauna Are Becoming More Homogenous
- Apr 22, 2014 15:57 PM E
- A new study finds that diversity among animals isn't what it used to be.
- 100 Hippos Flee From Flotilla Of 100 Crocs in Zambian River
- Apr 21, 2014 16:17 PM E
- A dramatic confrontation took place in a national park in Zambia, with hippos, normally a formidable threat themselves, ceding part of a river to a terrifying group of crocodiles.
- 'Kepler-186f,' New Earth-Like Planet: Rocky Planet, Discovered In ‘Habitable Zone’ Where High Noon Is Like Our Sunset
- Apr 18, 2014 12:08 PM E
- A planet closest to our own in habitability has been discovered 500 light years away.
- Cows’ Burps and Farts Can Make Methane Gas To Make A Car Run (And Not Just Away)
- Apr 18, 2014 08:43 AM E
- Argentina, a country rich in cows, is hoping the methane gas they produce can be redirected into bio-fuels to power a car, and maybe even entire villages.
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