Flora Zhiqi Wang

Science Has a Plastic Pollution Problem

Though science gives rise to legendary breakthroughs and amazing solutions, it also creates problems of its own.

Hayley McKay

Breaking the Rules: How Witchweed Wreaks Havoc on Sub-Saharan Crops

“We asked, ‘How does it break the rules?’ ” mused Michael Bunsick, a graduate student in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology

shelleylumba

Devastating Infestations Caused by Striga in Africa

The parasitic witchweed, Striga, affects the livelihood of 100 million subsistence farmers in Africa.

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Here, we feature articles written by our students and staff in an effort to improve the dissemination of science to a non-expert audience.