Folk-medicine herbal alkaloid synthesized
The moss Lycopodium serratum is a creeping, flowerless plant containing a potent brew of alkaloids that have attracted scientific interest…
CO2 behind prehistoric global cooling
Ice in Antarctica appeared suddenly (in geologic terms) about 35 million years ago, after more than 100 million years of…
Scientists create species-jumping hybrid prions
In research with profound implications for public health, scientists have created entirely new strains of infectious prions in the laboratory…
Insects Keep Coming Back For Nicotine-Laden Pollen
It isn’t just humans that have problems with nicotine. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have found…
Giant Cassava Plants Could Feed Africa
Ohio State University molecular biologist Richard Sayre says that the genetically modified cassava plants he has developed could help solve…