Biology
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Biology
Two deadly flowers could inspire powerful new medicines
A larkspur specimen in bloom at Beal Botanical Garden. Known for their toxicity, injurious plants such as larkspur and wolfsbane have been leveraged by humans for millennia for…
Biology
World’s most-used weedkiller disrupts honeybee brains
A common weedkiller may quietly weaken honeybee colonies by altering their brains and reducing how much they forage. (Laura McHenry observes bees drinking from feeder.) Credit: Laura McHenry,…
Biology
Scientists discover bacteria that lock toxic uranium into a stable form
Formation of different nanoparticles in the cell membranes of bacteria from mine water. Credit: HZDR/J. Raff/E. Krawczyk-Bärsch/edited with AI Uranium, a radioactive heavy metal, is typically locked inside…
