Wisconsin Becomes First State to Name Official Microbe, Honoring...
It's good to know that Wisconsin state legislators can overcome partisan divisions and a host of pressing issues to jointly select an official state microbe -- the Lactococcus lactis bacterium...
View ArticleMathematical Model Shows What Future Flags Would Look Like as U.S. Grows
If Puerto Rico becomes a state, we'd have to add a 51st star to the flag. An Emory University mathematician has come up with a method to do it without disrupting Old Glory's symmetry. The Puerto Rico...
View ArticleWarm Superconductors' Weird Behavior Could Indicate a New Phase of Matter
While studying the weird behavior of high-temperature superconductors, scientists may have found a new phase of matter, separate from solid, liquid, gas and plasma. Electrons…
View ArticleAle Yeast Running For Official State Microbe Of Oregon
Oregon lawmakers in the House just voted 58-0 to approve its new state microbe. If the state Senate also approves, Oregon will boast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the humble ale yeast, as its unicellular...
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