Articles by Megan Nichols

When most people think of rubber, they usually just think of tires but natural rubber is an incredibly important yet under-appreciated bioresource used to make at least 50,000 different products.…

Whole Grains Can Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes - As Long As They're Coupled With Fewer Calories

A new paper declares that whole grains can help prevent type 2 diabetes but a quick glance at the methodology will show you why you need to be skeptical. It doesn't matter if it’s rye,…

Seminars And Colloquia In The US

As the 23 faithful readers of this blog already know, I recently wrote a book that describes the searches for new physics undertaken by a glorious particle physics experiment, CDF, during the…

Trichoderma And Corn Rot: Organic Pesticides Damage Crops

A small percentage of farmers engage in an alternative form of agriculture termed "organic" because they believe it is a more natural manufacturing process, since it was used in the past.

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