IN THE LAB
Painting The Rainbow With Engineered Bacteria
Using metabolic and membrane engineering, South Korean scientists produced seven natural rainbow colorants from engineered E. coli bacteria.
Tracing East Asia’s Ancient Coronavirus Epidemic
Our DNA holds traces of an ancient battle between our cells and a coronavirus, suggesting that an epidemic similar to COVID-19 struck East Asia about 20,000 years ago.
Keeping Farming Afloat With Floating Gardens
Adopting Bangladesh's floating gardens could reduce food insecurity in parts of the world prone to flooding because of climate change.
Uncovering The Secrets Of The World’s Toughest Materials
Hexagonal boron nitride’s (h-BN) exceptional toughness comes from its unique structure and composition, helping the material withstand greater stress.
Dragon Man Discovery Rewrites Evolutionary History
The ‘Dragon Man’ skull uncovered by researchers from China could be a new species more closely related to modern humans than Neanderthals.
How Native Rice Varieties Can Help Fight Climate Change
A previously overlooked local rice variety in Vietnam could be used to help breed more climate-resilient crops, find scientists.
Ancient Giant Rhinos Found In China
Move over, woolly mammoth! A new species of giant rhino that roamed ancient Asia’s open landscapes could be among the largest land animals that ever lived.
How Wolbachia Stops Dengue In Its Tracks
Scientists have shown that infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia bacteria prevents them from carrying dengue and lowers disease incidence by 77 percent.
Tracing The Origins Of Giant Viruses
Don't be fooled by their size—giant viruses are more closely related to eukaryotes compared to bacteria or even small viruses, say researchers from India.
