Plastics like polyethylene, PET, and polystyrene are used worldwide. Through wear and tear, recycling and chemical disintegration, they eventually break down in nature into tiny fragments. Less than ...

When bees are not able to buzz properly, not only is pollination threatened, but also the biodiversity that is critical to our survival. Dr. Woodrow’s work reminds us that a bee’s buzz is more than ...

Tiny bioreactors, called nanocultures, are opening up new possibilities for microbiome research, especially in harsh and dynamic environments.

Engineered nanocultures with egg like shells host thousands of microbes and burst on cue, offering precise, high throughput tools for microbiome research in tough environments.