Rice coproducts in pig diets add fat and fiber, but too much fiber can decrease energy absorption and digestibility. A recent study from the University of Illinois characterizes the chemical composition of fiber in rice and ...
Plants & Animals
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Medicine was transformed in the 20th century by the discovery and development of antibiotics, the vast majority of which came from one source: soil bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
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The impressively high conversion rates of natural enzymes partly result from increasing the catalytic activity of a selected few amino acid side chains through precise positioning within the protein binding cavity. Scientists ...
Biochemistry
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Rice University engineers have figured out how soil contaminated by heavy oil can not only be cleaned but made fertile again.
Environment
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Ponds are taken for granted. Perhaps it's because most of us have seen them – and on occasion, fallen into them – and think they're only good for goldfish. Ponds may be the number one habitat for children's "minibeast" ...
Environment
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A rare whale was found dead in the waters of Florida's Everglades National Park.
Ecology
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Scientists have many tools at their disposal to study, manipulate and copy genes.
Plants & Animals
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In December 2018, Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, visited Boston University to discuss funding opportunities with faculty and researchers. While on campus, he also gave a ...
Space Exploration
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Apple said Friday it had fixed a software bug that could allow iPhone users to see people through its FaceTime calling application even before they answered the phone.
Consumer & Gadgets
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How familiar are you with native advertising? Do you think you can recognize which online content is news and which is a paid promotion? Chances are you've been fooled—more than once.
Social Sciences
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