From Sewage to Artichokes
Wastewater recycling and other water-efficiency programs are saving aquifers and helping a famed produce industry thrive.
Itchy? You’ve Got Some Nerve
Researchers studying itchy mice determine that separate neurons deliver sensations for itchiness and pain.
That’s a Nice Crop Of Teeth You Got There
Growing a new tooth in the jawbone of a mouse provides the first fully functional organ grown in any animal by transplanting so-called 'germ cells.'
Can This Fishery Be Saved? Yes!
The death spiral for global fish that has been reported with glum glee by the media can be reversed, according to a blue-ribbon panel of marine scientists.
New Rat Species Nose Their Way Into Menageries
Even as species disappear at an accelerating rate, intrepid researchers are finding rodents previously unknown to science.
Working Mice Spun From Skin Cells
In demonstrating that embryonic stem cells may not be the experimental bottleneck as they are often seen, researchers have created live mice from mouse skin.
Apparently Wallflowers Will Not Pollinate
It takes two to tango, but do it poorly and you end up dancing with yourself.
Something Wicked This Way Grows
Oh, sure, they look pretty, but don't be fooled. Some flora will explode in your face, some will take over the earth if left unchecked, some could kill you or make you wish you were dead. Here is a top 10 list of the planet's evil greens.
Study: Soaking Up Rays May Produce Bigger Babies
Ultraviolet sunlight exposure in the third trimester of pregnancy may be related to increased height and bone health of children.
The Tangled Tale of Black 6 Unraveled
What the Human Genome Project did for sequencing the genes of human DNA, the Mouse Genome Sequencing Consortium has now accomplished for the furry rodent for which this blog is named.