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Generative Design of Programmable Metal-Binding Proteins for Bioremediation

The mining of heavy metals accounts for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, exposure...

Wood: Is It What's For Dinner?

Wooden carcasses, former trees and ships, bring a rare commodity to the deep sea devoid of light and plants...

Belonging and Well-being in the Context of Sorority Recruitment

Little research has examined how social exclusion in college affects the well-being and adjustment of young...

How Can We Improve Support for Bonobo Conservation Among the Congolese?

Bonobos, humans' closest living relative found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are gravely...

Azolla, a little fern with massive green potential

Azolla is a symbiotic superorganism that captures all the nitrogen fertilizer it needs to grow from the...

Can a Dietary Intervention Reduce Mercury Toxicity Among Native Communities in Peru?

A state of emergency has been declared in Madre de Dios, Peru due to high levels of mercury (Hg) exposure...

Identifying genes to stop sarcomas in kids and dogs

Sarcomas are life-threatening, often untreatable cancers that disproportionately affect dogs and children...

How do lichens withstand desiccation?

Lichens, symbioses between fungi and algae, survive levels of desiccation lethal to most organisms. We recently...