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Like humans, ants use bacteria to make their gardens grow

An article in Science documents a previously unknown symbiosis between ants and bacteria and provides insights into how leaf-cutter ants have dome to dominate the tropics.

Project CRYSTAL brings middle-school students to CALS biochemistry lab

Biochemistry professor Hazel Holden and Edgewood middle-school science teacher are working closely to connect the gap between middle-school science and groundbreaking research and get adolescents excited about chemistry before they reach high school.