by Admin | Jul 1, 2020 | Articles
Sensor engineering gets to the root of problems with food production Professor Chang-Soo Kim leads a team based at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in the US. Their research is concerned with rhizobox systems, which aim to analyse factors affecting...
by Admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Articles
How can experiments with yeast genetics help make the perfect pint? Molecular biology depends on laboratory experiments to uncover the secrets of organisms at the molecular level. Despite being a relatively young field, it brings with it a huge array of possibilities...
by Admin | Jun 18, 2020 | Articles
How to remove harmful E.coli Professor Ann Matthysse is a geneticist based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. She is investigating E.coli to understand how these bacteria bind to plant surfaces. The findings could help us learn how to remove them...
by Admin | Jun 17, 2020 | Articles
How to design a biology and maths app for students, by students Maths may not always be a favourite area for biologists, but it is crucial to understanding science. After seeing biology students struggling to apply maths to their studies, Dr Susan Safford, at Lincoln...
by Admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Articles
The computer science undergrads helping farmers adopt sustainable farming practices Most of the food products we humans consume each day have, at some point in the production cycle, been sprayed with pesticides to protect against damage caused by pests. Dr Christian...
by Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Articles
Why thinking like a scientist helps students tackle real-life problems Dr Erin Peters-Burton is the Director of the Center for Social Equity Through Science Education, George Mason University, USA. She has developed a metacognitive prompting intervention which enables...
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