Inventor cultivates no-mow, easy-grow grass
The grass is always greener on Jackson Madnick’s lawn: green in a drought and green when it emerges from under the snow. It sounds too good to be true, but Madnick may have built a better lawn.
View Article100 trillion creatures are living on you right now -- and that’s okay
The 100-trillion-strong human microbiome is so critical to our health that our future dating profiles may read something like “non-smokers and those with high Lactobacillus acidophilus levels preferred.”
View ArticleMonsters, Inc.? New software lets scientists program life
With the latest computer tools, biologists can write their own genetic code and turn it into life.
View ArticleProfessor cooks up recipe for turning wood chips into food
Someday, restaurants will serve wood chips the same way they now serve mashed potatoes and grits. Also on the menu will be corn stems, husks and other unappetizing plant parts. And what’s more, diners...
View ArticleGlow-in-the-dark plants go on sale
Glowing trees will take awhile to make, but you can already preorder seeds of a glow-in-the-dark Arabidopsis, a little flowering plant of a mustard family.
View ArticleBring home the taste of the magic: Disney’s top 10 recipes
It’s a small world after all, but one needs a big appetite to savor Disney’s six thousand item repertoire. You may be curious how your favorite dishes are invented and how to recreate them at home.
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