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Understanding bacteria’s metabolism could improve biofuel production

A new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals produced from consuming ‘food.’ The insight could lead to organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels. The study, authored by scientists at UC Riverside and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been published in the Journal of the Royal...
By Jules Bernstein | | Science / Technology
​ UCR Library has a new project known as the COVID-19 Collecting Initiative and is asking the campus community to share photos, journals, etc. that document life as it unfolds during this pandemic. (UCR/Stan Lim) ​

Capturing daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic

UCR community’s photos, letters, and event information to be included in new library collection.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | University
The rusted interior of a water pipe

Common pipe alloy can form cancer-causing chemical in drinking water

Water disinfectant reacts with chromium in iron pipes to form hexavalent chromium
By Holly Ober | | Science / Technology