Uncategorized
-
HumansNew law to limit politicized science
A new law prohibits three federal agencies from knowingly disseminating bad data and bans application of any political litmus test to experts under consideration as advisers.
By Janet Raloff -
Enzyme measures RNA using natural ruler
An enzyme that chops RNA into identically sized pieces uses itself to measure those lengths.
-
ChemistryReactions on the spot
Researchers report that they have engineered a miniature pipette that can dispense solutions at volumes of a billionth of a billionth of a liter.
-
Materials ScienceEngineering membranes from cellular parts
Chemists have for the first time spun the molecules that make up cellular membranes into fibrous networks.