This isn’t just an interesting puzzle that’s now solved. It has implications for growing plants.
New research by Richard Zare, professor of chemistry, explains how dewdrops are causing plants to flower earlier in the year.
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Michelle Jackson, associate professor of sociology, explains a paradox in how the division of labor has evolved over the last 150 years: Many of today’s occupations have both more specialization and a wider range of responsibilities.
