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Microbiology

The Deadly Plant Sneeze

High-speed cameras capture how bouncing rain spreads crop disease.

June 4, 2015

Infected Monkeys and Other Cautionary Tales From the Biolab

No matter how safe the lab is, humans working with deadly bioagents can make errors.

May 26, 2015

The Executioner We Can’t Live Without

You’re dead meat without special molecules that kill rotten proteins.

March 26, 2015

Whiskey Can’t Hide Its Age Either

Anxious distillers are trying to make bourbon old before its time.

March 4, 2015

How to Turn Your Dog Off

Suspended animation is becoming a life-saving medical procedure.

March 2, 2015

Teen MacGyver Invents Battery to Save the Planet

14-year-old creates eco-battery with aluminum foil, old guitar strings, and club soda.

December 23, 2014

The Last Word with Diane Ackerman

Magnifying our mutant, turbulent, symmetrical natures.

September 26, 2014

Should Science Save Modern Art?

Keeping Father Time at bay is more than a question of chemistry.

January 21, 2014