/oss/taxonomy/term/1058/all en /oss/article/environment-did-you-know/when-it-comes-avoiding-flies-stripes-are-solids-are-out <p>Fairy tales about the origin of zebra stripes are abundant. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191031-the-truth-behind-why-zebras-have-stripes">Some</a> blame sunlight filtered through tree leaves for tanning the zebras hide, <a href="https://www.isd742.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=9421&dataid=8855&FileName=Comprehension%20Worksheet%20103-105.pdf">others</a> claim the dark lines are scorch marks, acquired after stumbling into fire during a fight with a baboon. Scientists’ ideas of the stripes’ origins are less fanciful, but no less varied.</p> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9303 at /oss /oss/article/environment-food-history-news/bovine-growth-hormone <p>"Genetic engineers develop bovine growth hormone!" Now there's an issue the cartoonists can really milk. Giant cows bursting through the roof of their barns, animals sporting udders from head to tail, scientists peering through microscopes at minuscule cows. Cute, but there is a serious side to the story. A side that impacts on the economics of agriculture, the integrity of an industry, the future direction of science and perhaps even on the health of the consumer.</p> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:00:28 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1955 at /oss