Orange and grapefruit growers devastated by citrus diseases have new hope: CRISPR gene editing

Orange and grapefruit growers devastated by citrus diseases have new hope: CRISPR gene editing

In the past few decades, two bacterial diseases — Huanglongbing (HLB) and citrus canker— have decimated the Florida citrus industry ...
Why humans evolved to be the sweatiest of the Great Apes

Why humans evolved to be the sweatiest of the Great Apes

National Science Foundation | 
Humans have a uniquely high density of sweat glands embedded in their skin — 10 times the density of chimpanzees ...
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Fighting Ebola with tobacco plants bioengineered to produce spider silk

National Science Foundation | 
There is still no approved drug for Ebola. The closest is the experimental biotherapeutic drug ZMapp, which was in extremely ...
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