A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom

Looking through McAnulty’s eyes reveals a world that “sparkles differently,” Macfarlane said. He then started quoting his favorite lines from “Diary of a Young Naturalist,” such as one where the author describes his family being “as close as otters,” and another about “the art deco lines of a gannet.” Macfarlane added: “There might be some…

Tiny tools: Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors

IMAGE: Controlling Individual Water Droplets as Biochemical Reactors – Scientists from Ritsumeikan University, Japan develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug… view more  Credit: Ritsumeikan University, Japan Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and “lab-on-a-chip” devices taking the…