A'maize'ing Genome Gems?

A'maize'ing Genome Gems?

Gold maize was made by the ancient people of Peru, like the Moche Culture, because they ate corn. Corn, or maize (Zea mays L.) among scientists, is now one of our planet's top crops.…
Watch Venice's Acqua Alta Tomorrow!

Watch Venice's Acqua Alta Tomorrow!

Tomorrow morning Venice will sink under a maximum tide predicted to reach 1.30 meters above average sea level. The event will occur at 8.35AM, a time when Venetian residents are in the streets trying…
BIODIVERSITY OF INDIAN DESERT

BIODIVERSITY OF INDIAN DESERT

BIODIVERSITY OF INDIAN DESERT Amit Kotia and Ashwani Kumar Biotechnology Lab, Department of Botany University of Rajasthan, Jaipur – 302004 INDIA ABSTRACT The state of Rajasthan is situated…
Supercomputing once for one, now for all

Supercomputing once for one, now for all

The article, "Supercomputing for the Masses," caught my eye. The key quote of the article, "Seven of the world’s top 10 supercomputers use standard chips from A.M.D. and Intel, as do about 90 percent…
Flocks Of Birds - Flying Like A Pair

Flocks Of Birds - Flying Like A Pair

Can a subject be too remote from the domain of traditional physics for physicists to dare applying their methods of research to it? Unlikely. If the objects under investigation in some remote area of…
A botanical guide to Thanksgiving dinner

A botanical guide to Thanksgiving dinner

This disappeared from the Internet after I wrote Awesome Thanksgiving Science last year so I found an archive version before it disappears for good. Original link: http://www.kimmerer.com/a-botanical…