Max Barnhart

Max Barnhart is a life sciences reporter who covers breaking news in all things genetics, genomics, and biology. He received his PhD in plant biology from the University of Georgia, where he studied how sunflowers respond to climate change. He also holds an MS and BS from the University at Buffalo, where he studied the evolution of ancient Ebola viruses. Max previously covered global health for National Public Radio, and when he’s not at work, he’s out biking around Washington, DC, or hanging out at home with his two cats, Benny and Mochi. This site uses cookies to enhance your user experience. By continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy.

Biography:  https://cen.acs.org/staffDirectory/Max-Barnhart.html

95%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

100%

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Contradictions

75%

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  • Lacrymaria olor is a single-cell organism that can extend its neck up to seven times its body length.
  • L. olor performs this projection and retraction 50,000 times without flaw during its lifetime.
  • The cell can extend its ‘neck’ up to 1,500 microns or more out into the world and retract it just as quickly.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

New Discovery: Protist Lacrymaria olor Exhibits Complex Behavior through Origami-like Folds in Cell Membrane

New Discovery: Protist Lacrymaria olor Exhibits Complex Behavior through Origami-like Folds in Cell Membrane

Broke On: Thursday, 06 June 2024 Stanford University researchers discovered that the single-celled organism Lacrymaria olor, also known as a free-living ciliate, exhibits complex behavior through origami-like folds in its cell membrane. The organism's long proboscis extends up to 30 times its body length for food search and attacks using microtubules that form an intricate structure. This discovery of 'curved crease origami' or 'Lacrigami' has potential applications in soft-matter engineering and microsurgeries.