Biologists Baffled by Never-Before-Seen Structure in a Tiny Organism

The research is opening new frontiers in pest control and evolutionary biology. An international group of scientists has uncovered a strange tubular structure within Profftella, a bacterium that lives ...
The Land

Grants available to improve safety on Minnesota farms

In recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 21-27, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture is announcing that farmers can apply for funding through two key safety programs: the ...

Mapping 'dark' regions of the genome illuminates how cells respond to their environment

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark ...

Better together: Researchers discover how cells keep groups of proteins in check

The amount of any given protein in a cell has to be controlled to keep its levels within a range required for healthy ...
The Advocate

Hundreds of oil platforms are rusting in Louisiana waters. The state doesn't track them.

Hundreds of offshore oil platforms sit rusting in Louisiana’s coastal waters. A new report reveals the state doesn’t know ...