Tech Companies Lead Exodus Away From Fossil Fuels
As the costs associated with renewable energy continue to fall, tech companies like Amazon and Google are leading a transition away from fossil fuels to…
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Monthly Archive: April 2018
Animals With Down Syndrome: Tiger, Dog, Monkey, Lion, Etc.
Animals with down syndrome like diseases can exist in tigers, dogs, monkeys, and lions. While it is not exactly the same disease as down syndrome,…
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Measuring Neural And Cognitive Side Effects Of Statin Drugs
High cholesterol, termed hyperlipidemia, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In fact, for every 10% increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL-C, known as…
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Tackling Type 2 Diabetes At Its Root By Directly Shrinking Adipose Tissue
The incidence of obesity in the United States is soaring. Four in 10 adult Americans are considered obese based on their body mass index (BMI,…
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A Green Method For Biomass Solubilization: Subcritical Water Process Combined With Microwave Pretreatment
Lignocellulosic biomass materials are attracting increasing attention as renewable, economical, and abundant resources to reduce dependency on petroleum resources and minimize energy and material feedstock…
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Informal Urban Firewood Markets Persist Despite Large-Scale Socioeconomic Development
Almost three-quarters of Africa’s urban population uses firewood as their primary source of domestic energy, and the International Energy Agency projected that the absolute numbers…
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Having It All: Brazil’s Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Challenge
Beef production has underpinned Brazil’s economic ascendance into global commodity markets, accounting for 15.5% of global production in 2013 (1). Brazilian exports are considered highly…
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Exploring Low-Concentration PV Technology As An Environmentally-Friendly Option In Large-Scale Applications
Low-concentration PV technology is an interesting concept because it can work as a static concentrator without any tracking systems or seasonal adjustments, showing potential benefits…
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A DNA-Based Display Console For Molecular Readouts
We know DNA as the genetic blueprint of life. DNA can be chemically synthesized and used to build nanoscale structures and devices. DNA-based nanodevices can…
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The Human PYHIN Proteins: Our Cellular Guardians Against DNA Viruses
In order to survive in an environment populated by hostile viruses ready to parasite them, mammalian cells have evolved a sophisticated variety of constitutively expressed…
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Remaining Hopeful In Alzheimer’s Research
Too many times in the last decade, millions of people with Alzheimer’s disease and their families have had their hopes dashed by failures of clinical…
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