Category: Publications

Genome study reveals widespread “gray zone” of animals transitioning from one species to two. There is usually no ambiguity about species delineation when distant lineages are compared. For instance, there is no doubt that dogs and cats belong to two…

Credit: TECHNOLOGY A team of researchers from Tufts University in Medford, MA have put together a review article, which discusses recent developments in stimuli-responsive membranes with an emphasis on membranes manufactured by polymer self-assembly. The article describes the state-of-art stimuli-responsive…

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – Breast cancer researchers from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a novel approach for identifying how chemicals in the environment–called environmental estrogens–can produce…

Credit: Princeton University A tool that uses light to manipulate matter inside living cells has begun to explain how proteins assemble into different liquid and gel-like solid states, a key to understanding many critical cellular operations. Marvels of complexity, cells…

Credit: The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL – December 29, 2016 – A new study led by scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on a signaling circuit in cells that drives therapy resistance…

Credit: Yun Li and Julien Muffat CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (December 29, 2016) – One of the most significant ways in which the human brain is unique is the size and structure of the cerebral cortex. But what drives the growth of…

English is now considered the common language, or ‘lingua franca’, of global science. All major scientific journals seemingly publish in English, despite the fact that their pages contain research from across the globe. However, a new study suggests that over…

Annapolis, MD; Dec. 22, 2016—Is the United States at risk for a large-scale outbreak of Zika or other mosquito-borne disease? While climate conditions in the U.S. are increasingly favorable to mosquitos, socioeconomic factors such as access to clean water and…

Credit: Lukas Bereuter The notion of using solar cells placed under the skin to continuously recharge implanted electronic medical devices is a viable one. Swiss researchers have done the math, and found that a 3.6 square centimeter solar cell is…

Overuse of cesarean can jeopardize the health of mothers and babies. As cesarean rates have grown in many nations, cesarean overuse has become a key public health issue. That’s why the public health community was alarmed when in 2010 the…