SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to explore pH and how it changes between acids and bases. Blackberries contain a chemical class called ...

Researchers have discovered how acids on the surface of bacteria give these microscopic organisms their characteristic "rod" shape—by keeping an enzyme at bay that would otherwise turn the cylindrical ...

In the 1950s, biochemist Stanley Miller performed a series of experiments to demonstrate that organic compounds could be created under conditions mimicking the primordial Earth. Some unused samples ...

Acids are part of lots of chemical reactions. All chemicals have different properties, one of them is whether it is acidic or basic. Acids are part of lots of important chemical reactions, everything ...

Huangjiu, a traditional Chinese fermented beverage, is produced through the saccharification and fermentation of glutinous rice. The microbial communities involved in Huangjiu fermentation play a ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A classic experiment proving amino acids are created when inorganic molecules are exposed to electricity isn’t the whole story, it turns out. The 1953 Miller-Urey Synthesis had two ...