Anomaly! Book Presentation At CERN On November 29

Anomaly! Book Presentation At CERN On November 29

The book "Anomaly! Collider physics and the quest for new phenomena at Fermilab" is about to be published, after a somewhat long and anti-climatic wait. And the first presentation events are being…
Bioartificial Kidney On The Horizon

Bioartificial Kidney On The Horizon

At ASN Kidney Week 2016 in Chicago, investigators showed progress toward creating a functional bioartificial kidney that could replace the need for dialysis or transplantation in the…
Like Life On Earth? Thank Asteroid Impacts

Like Life On Earth? Thank Asteroid Impacts

Around 65 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an impact so huge that the blast and its aftermath wiped out about 75 percent of all life on Earth, including…
Increased Resistance To Last-Line Antibiotics

Increased Resistance To Last-Line Antibiotics

In a 2015 analysis, antibiotic resistance continued to increase for most bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance. It is worrying to see increased resistance to last-line antibiotics, but we still…
The Pitch and the Pendulum

The Pitch and the Pendulum

The Pitch and the Pendulum (Pace1 Edgar Allan Poe) Some people take comfort in the back-and-forth sway of the political pendulum. It is part of the greatness of our ‘two-party system’, they contend;…