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Bacterial Pathogenesis: Friend or Foe? It may be scary to think that our bodies are home to ten times more tttttv cells than our own cells. However, in a recent article published in the journal ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Chelsea Young and Nisha Gadgil | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Two Radically Different Metabolic Proces Octopus Spring in Yellowstone National Park is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet. Yet, life fourishes there at temperatures that reach nearly 90°C (194° F), close to ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Benjamin Tran | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Gene Patenting As the 19th century imperialist leaders of Europe once jostled to stake their claims in African territories, the leaders of biomedical research are currently scrambling to stake their claims in ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Hanh Nguyen | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Open Source Drug Development Share and you’ll succeed. This is the motto for the open source software movement that started in the 1990s. It is characterized by the free sharing of software to a ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Tania Rojas | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Overcoming Obesity If you are sitting in a room right now with two other adults, statistically one of you should be overweight or obese. Obesity is a serious and growing health threat, ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | David Sherman | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Personalized Medicine It is estimated that over 106,000 people die every year because they are given the wrong dose of medicine. Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) are a signifcant problem in today’s health ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Caryn Kunz | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Scandals in Biomedical Research Fraudulent data published to substantiate the effectiveness of Merck & Co.’s painkiller Vioxx and stem cell line production in South Korea have undermined the public’s trust. Are unethical cases in ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Victoria Parente | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Sky Monsters Two years ago, Professor Margot Gerritsen, Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering and, by courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering, undertook the challenge of creating a functional replica of an ancient giant, fying ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Nancy Falxa-Raymond | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Small RNA, Big Potential for Treating HC The estimated 170 million people infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been living with limited medical options. There is no cure for HCV, and today’s therapies work in only ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Sean Mathewson | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Sun Damage On a cloudy day, up to 80% of the sun’s rays can penetrate through clouds, mist and fog. On a snowy day, the snow acts as a mirror and refects ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Jennifer Awakuni | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
The Link between Down Syndrome and Alzhe What does Down Syndrome have in common with Alzheimer’s disease? Down Syndrome is a common genetic disorder that causes delayed physical and cognitive development from birth. It affects over 3... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Lauren Mamer | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
Think Positively The image of the “grumpy old man” may be more myth than reality. Recent research by Dr. Laura Carstensen, a Stanford professor in the Department of Psychology and director of ... Volume 4, Issue 2 | Rachel Nass | Wednesday, 21 October 2009 Read More |
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