For the last 24 years, the Southwest United States has been caught in the driest megadrought since 800 C.E. The megadrought is driven by several factors, primarily high temperatures. Since 2000, every…
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Cornell Researchers Develop Nanofiber Bandage to Enhance Healing
An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers developed a nanofiber-coated cotton bandage that utilizes the antibiotic and environmentally sustainable properties of Lawsone, a ring-shaped compound found in henna leaves. Traditional cotton gauze bandages…
Cornell Researchers Develop New Technique to Identify Medicinal Compounds in Plants
Researchers of the Li Lab, led by Prof. Sijin Li, chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently developed a new yeast-based screening method to identify key enzymes that synthesize medicinal compounds in plants. Many…
Cornell Researchers Develop New Metal Organic Frameworks Method to Capture Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
Prof. Phillip Milner, chemistry and chemical biology, Kaitlyn Keasler grad and the Milner lab published an article on Sept. 29 on the utilization of metal-organic frameworks to capture and store fluorinated gases….