A new study identifies how RNA-based drug 5-aza-C blocks HIV’s ability to spread by converting…
Month: February 2016
Sharpin emerges from the pack as a regulator of inflammation
It is normal — in fact necessary — for our immune system to occasionally fly…
Pharmaceutical residues increasingly disrupt aquatic life: A hidden global change
Let’s forget about the climate for a minute. Largely hidden from public view, another global…
New light shed on anti-adhesive molecule in the vascular endothelium
Researchers describe the role of endomucin, a molecule that — under healthy circumstances — resists…
Seeing exemplary peer work can undermine student performance
From academic honors to ’employee of the month’ awards, we are regularly exposed to and…
Greenland ice sheet releasing ‘Mississippi River’ worth of phosphorus
Not only is Greenland’s melting ice sheet adding huge amounts of water to the oceans,…
Using mathematics to improve human health
Scientists have used mathematics as a tool to provide precise details of the structure of…
Physicists create artificial ‘graphene’
Physicists have created an artificial material with a structure comparable to graphene.
Fishing for answers about mercury consumption
A new study has provided the first report on the relationship of brain concentrations of…
National politics shape the impacts of park law enforcement
Conservation efforts are designed to restrict activities in protected areas, but the restrictions can have…