Science Update

Spinach and Sight

October 16, 2001

The photosynthesis photoreceptors in spinach may be used to replace diseased-damaged photoreceptors …

October 15, 2001

Creating and testing Mars-like sedimentary rocks to learn about geology on Mars.

October 12, 2001

Creating tiny, working networks of rat brain cells on glass.

October 11, 2001

Bendable mirrors that can deform to provide a clearer view of the stars

October 10, 2001

Copper and its alloys kill virulent E. coli, but stainless steel does not.

October 9, 2001

Measuring how people hold limbs steady to unlock the secrets of tremors.

October 8, 2001

The first inhabitants of the New World were related to aboriginal Japanese, not ancestors of …

October 5, 2001

Just tasting fat sends your trigyleride levels up, increasing your body's absorption of fat

October 3, 2001

Measuring fertilizer runoff from a lab-lawn to see how much gets into drinking water, etc.

October 1, 2001

Matching cheetah mates with the most diversified DNA to perpetuate the species

September 28, 2001

Preventing programmed cell death makes tomatoes resistant to black mold.

September 26, 2001

Increased carbon dioxide and ozone in the atmosphere affects soybean growth.