Visualizing Algae-Eating Viruses From Space

Visualizing Algae-Eating Viruses From Space

Emiliania huxleyi, up close and personal. Alison R. Taylor, CC BY By Assaf Vardi, Weizmann Institute of Science and Ilan Koren, Weizmann Institute of Science Algae isn’t just found in your garden…
Will Do Peer Review - For Money

Will Do Peer Review - For Money

Preparing the documents needed for an exam for a career advancement, to a scientist like me, is something like putting order in a messy garage. Leave alone my desk, which is indeed in a horrific…
Mutated Polio Virus Breaches Vaccine Protection

Mutated Polio Virus Breaches Vaccine Protection

Thanks to effective vaccination, polio is nearly eradicated and only a few hundred people are stricken worldwide each year. But researchers in PNAS have reported alarming findings: a mutated…
If You Are Sick Of The Finger Prick

If You Are Sick Of The Finger Prick

Diabetes affects nearly 10 percent of the U.S. population, and as if the condition is not bad enough, diabetics often have to use constant finger pricking to test their blood glucose levels. Research…
13 Year Old Finds Fungus Deadly To AIDS Patients

13 Year Old Finds Fungus Deadly To AIDS Patients

Fungal infections that have been sickening HIV/AIDS patients in Southern California for decades literally grow on trees. For that discovery, we can thank a 13-year-old girl who spent the summer…