New GMO Rice Protects Against Rotavirus Infection

New GMO Rice Protects Against Rotavirus Infection

For children and immune-compromised adults in developing countries, diarrheal disease induced by rotavirus can be life threatening. Rotavirus is the leading cause of diarrhea in infants and young…
PfSPZ Malaria Vaccine Found Safe And Protective

PfSPZ Malaria Vaccine Found Safe And Protective

An investigational malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Sanaria Inc. and known as PfSPZ Vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against…
Atomic Clock Can Simulate Quantum Magnetism

Atomic Clock Can Simulate Quantum Magnetism

Researchers have used an atomic clock as a quantum simulator, mimicking the behavior of a different, more complex quantum system, joining a growing list of physical systems that can be used for…
Soylent Is Getting Ready To Generate Some Green

Soylent Is Getting Ready To Generate Some Green

Soylent is getting ready to feed people - I will spare you a joke about the 1973 dystopian film "Soylent Green", inspired by Harry Harrison's "Make Room! Make Room!", since you already made it in…
1885 And All That

1885 And All That

In the 19th century, following the Enlightenment, the process of secularization seemed to be on a slow but unstoppable roll.  One consequence of this was the development of a view of history,…
What Do We Really Know About BPA And Fertility?

What Do We Really Know About BPA And Fertility?

Last week, a study published in the journal Human Reproduction reported that bisphenol-A (BPA), a compound widely used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, altered maturation of human…