Biological Sciences
Healthy forests, healthy fires, healthy bats
Do no harm. In the effort to manage the forest habitats of the endangered Indiana bat, naturalists must always, always, first consider the impact on this nocturnal mammal. Bats perform a vital ecological role, feeding entirely on flying insects; a single bat can consume thousands of mosquitoes each night.
ALICE experiment opens a window to the creation of the universe
In a lush valley on the border of Switzerland and France, more than 1,000 physicists, engineers, and technicians from 30 countries are working to answer questions about the fundamental nature of matter.
Remote use of scientific instruments expands research, education
A researcher specializing in indentifying biomarkers for childhood obesity may wish for the insights made possible through the use of a powerful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer situated on the other side of the state.
Climate models synthesis may clarify threats to ‘world’s last frontier’
The sea-ice melt that last summer opened the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic for the first time since satellite records began in 1978 may signal a significant climatic shift that has serious economic and ecological implications for wildlife, natural resources and world politics.
Modeling at multi-scales, to better understand strongly correlated materials in massively parallel ways
Materials are fundamental to all forms of technology; the examples are all around us.
Plant pathologist analyzes disease resistance of world’s most widely consumed staple food
Rice serves as the staple food for more than half the world’s population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East, South and Southeast Asia. Additionally, rice is used in products such as straw and rope, paper, wine, crackers, beer, cosmetics, packing material − even toothpaste.
Using computational chemistry to understand oxygen-related diseases of the heart and lungs
The average person rarely considers the antithesis of life-sustaining oxygen. The molecule can, in certain situations, become an aggressive, toxic chemical. At the center of this about-face are oxygen-based radicals − generally called reactive oxygen species (ROS) − that have an unpaired electron.
Proteomics: Calculating protein weight changes to detect cancer
As the expression goes, the devil is in the details. Fortunately, Ohio State University Professor Michael Freitas and his team have developed a way to leverage one of cancer’s evil tell-tale signs: Changes in the weight of specific proteins, measured out to the third decimal place. Dr.
