The Protein Machine That Copies Genes By Emily Carlson published 2 May 12 A protein machine unwinds DNA molecules
5 Foul Things That Are Good For You By Emily Carlson published 4 April 12 Bread mold and nitric oxide, ewwww!
Toxic Turnaround With Manganese By Emily Carlson published 17 February 12 Researchers discovered that manganese, a metal and an essential nutrient, helps protect cells against certain toxins.
Bacterial 'Glue' is One of Nature's Stickiest Substances By Emily Carlson published 8 February 12 The tiny water bacterium Caulobacter crescentus secretes a sugary substance so sticky that just a tiny bit could hold several cars together.
The Amazing World Inside a Human Cell By Alisa Machalek, Emily Carlson published 29 June 11 Take a wild ride through your cells.
Life-Threatening Bacteria Infection Remains Mysterious By Emily Carlson published 15 June 11 About 250,000 Americans die each year from sepsis, and scientists are racing to figure out causes and treatment.
Inside Life Science: Studying Protein Shapes Helps Combat HIV By Emily Carlson published 23 March 11 For proteins, form shapes function.
Solving the Sleeping Sickness ‘Mystery’ By Emily Carlson published 10 February 11 Researchers can now map the locations of Kenyan tsetse flies, which cause deadly sleeping sickness, using vegetation, temperature and land cover data.
Scientists Use Math to Build Better Stents By Emily Carlson published 16 August 10 Suncica Canic uses computer models to design better stents – tiny tubes that hold blood vessels open after they've been clogged with disease-causing plaque.
