Chemists at Emory University have made an important advance in harnessing the ability of bacteria to make new molecules, and their discovery could eventually lead to the creation of naturally decaffeinated coffee plants. The research, by Emory chemist Justin Gallivan and graduate student Shawn Desai, is scheduled to appear in the Oct. 27 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Emory Chemists Develop Bacteria That May Help Decaffeinate Coffee
News in Science – Speak to my right ear, sing to my left – 13/09/2004
Our left and right ears process sound differently, according to new research.
When scientists studied babies’ hearing they found the left ear was more attuned to music and the right better at picking up speech-like sounds.
Genetically modified everything
10/12/2004
“The non-food use of genetic modification is moving ahead on several fronts. But it still has obstacles to overcome, and far to go”
Jacket Grows From Living Tissue
10/12/2004
Woah! Even better than a chia pet fur coat.
Fancy a partially alive jacket, possibly grown out of your own skin? In reality, it may not be that far away.
Religion vs IQ
9/10/2004
‘…so they plotted and graphed “religion important” vs. IQ for different countries [data taken from Lynn & Vanhanen & the Pew survey]… The bottom line: “religion and IQ are strongly negatively correlated (-.886).”