How do we reduce toxic byproducts of washing lettuce?
Chlorine sanitizers used in the produce industry makes some byproducts in spent wash water that are not super healthy for us. These…
Category: Chemistry
Essential oil-coated fabrics repel bacteria and mosquitoes
Current antimicrobial fabrics have dangerous downsides - researchers have found a safe approach using essential oils. @ryant_kirby
The nuance of mask effectiveness
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, enters our body through our nose and mouth, and therefore, covering your face minimizes the…
Building blocks of life may have formed from non-living matter
Cell structures similar to membranes can arise from non-living substances under suitable conditions.
Graphene was found in a meteorite!
Graphene is a carbon-based material used extensively in electronics, biomedical devices, semiconductors, and space and aerospace industries.…
A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles
Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!
A software program builds alternative DNA molecules
Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…
Could “Fools’ Gold” have helped build the first proteins?
How and why humans exist are questions that have challenged different cultures ever since the dawn of civilization. Many scientists have…
Can cigarette butts on the beach influence the local environment?
A study of burned and unburned cigarettes found that water chemistry and microbes living in Mediterranean beach sediments changed after 4…
Which came first, the cysteine or the egg?
Scientists used to think cysteine was required to manufacture itself. Turns out, it isn't. In fact, cysteine slows down the manufacture of…