Lawrence Esbig

February 16, 2017

The Bigger the Predator, the Safer the Kelp

By Lawrence Esbig

Kelp forests play several essential roles that aid in maintaining a thriving marine ecosystem. These roles range from sheltering smaller fish species from the vicious ocean predators that lurk in open waters to providing...

February 25, 2016

The Kidney-Saving Diet

By Lawrence Esbig

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic disease, characterized by giant fluid-filled cyst growing in the kidneys, which enlarges the organ to potentially fatal sizes. Treatment for slowing or stopping cyst growth ca...

February 4, 2016

Clam-tastic Solar Power Technology

By Lawrence Esbig

Giant clams contain light-reflecting cells, called iridescent cells, on their exposed epithelium that allow the giant clam to reflect incoming sunlight into vivid shades of gold, blue and green. The giant clam can mix an...

October 8, 2015

Researchers Develop Improved Method To Screen for Neural Toxicity

By Lawrence Esbig

Traditional methods for testing neural toxicity have often been costly and, at times, failed to detect certain compounds toxic to the brain. However, researchers from University of Wisconsin-Madison, UC Santa Barbara and...