“Diver Dan” Since I was a toddler, dipping my toes in salty Oyster Bay Harbor, the sea has stirred my imagination. Books I found around my parents’ house, ...
Coleen Murphy is no daydreamer. Yet, this practical-minded biologist possesses the boldest of visions, one she insists is rooted in solid science. It may be ...
Targets individuals, tagging high polluters everywhere Just months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to devise a new international treaty on climate ...
Princeton University’s Peter and Rosemary Grant, whose legendary explorations on the bleak Galapagos island of Daphne Major over nearly four decades have ...
Within its shell, Rutgers botanists see a world of possibility The senior botanist had some advice for the budding scientist. “Pick a species to study, ...
The Aids virus is a quick-change artist that copies itself at lighting speed. But a team of scientists at Rutgers believes it can outsmart the killer. To ...
Experts hope cutting-edge treatments will block the need and end the drive for the ‘rush’ PHOTOS BY JON NASO/THE STAR-LEDGER Caption: In a Baltimore ...
The effort to bring genetically engineered crop to developing countries takes a tangled path Photo by JON NASO/THE STAR-LEDGER Caption: Angelina tries to ...
The mining of DNA brings hope for cures and fears for privacy Like Egill, his Viking forebear, Kari Stefansson is out for blood. Egill, the violent, ...
VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHORE The bottom of the Atlantic Ocean is a neon green world teeming with life. About 5 inches from my nose, a…