Excerpt: “The Grounding of a Marine Biologist”
Paul Dayton describes formative experiences in new collection of nature writing
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Q. Will the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill involve all sorts of mutations or new species of sea life?
– Submitted by Marisa G., 15, Alpha, N.J.
New study shows abundant life feeding on Earth’s oceanic crust that may hold clues to origins of life
The polluting effects of biomass burning in south Asia are represented in a reconstruction of haze levels in 2004 and 2005.
Small flasks such as these were used under a novel process to synthesize an antibiotic natural product.
Historically potent medicines derived from nature — such as penicillin — are based on chemical structures that are often too intricate to easily reproduce artificially
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