Yale University researchers have successfully re-engineered the protein-making machinery in bacteria, a technical tour de force that promises to revolutionize the study and treatment of a variety of diseases.“Essentially, we have expanded the genetic code...
Over one-third of the world’s population already lives in areas struggling to keep up with the demand for fresh water. By 2025, that number will nearly double. Some countries have met the challenge by tapping into natural sources of fresh water, but as...
Organisms discovered by Yale undergraduates growing within fungi in the Amazon Rainforest can degrade polyurethane, a findings that may lead to innovative ways to reduce waste in the world’s landfills.The paper, accepted for publication in July by the...
The week after Michele Dufault, a Saybrook College senior and physics and astronomy major, died in a tragic laboratory accident last April, a group of faculty and students who knew her best met to discuss ways to preserve her memory. Now they have ensured...