Sustainable Coastal Development: Should We Care About Surface Materials?
Today, nearly half of the world’s population lives within 150 km from the coast and, in an increasingly urbanized world, most people experience marine environment…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Organoïds: 3D Structures Emerging As A Promising Model For Drug Screening In Oncology
In oncology, the development of new efficient treatments is still a challenge, even today. Indeed, besides the complexity to discover good anticancer candidates, the process…
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Lemurs Groom High-Ranking Females In Order To Gain Thermoregulatory Benefits
Among gregarious animals, it is well-established that socially dominant individuals are able to use their status to leverage resources, resulting in better long-term survival relative…
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When Policies Are Not Enough To Protect Us From Air Pollution, Pet Companions Might Be The Next Best Solution
Today, a growing number of countries are battling the rise in both air pollution and childhood hypertension. Often when air pollution and childhood hypertension are…
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Using Social Information Cascade To Spread Information
One of the most spectacular scenes one can witness in a tropical rainforest is the swarming of army-ants as they scavenge for prey. As hundreds…
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The Backside Of Paintings: Why It’s Time For The Back Of Paintings To Get A Regeneration Process
When looking at paintings at the museum, the observer’s attention is literally captured by the colors, the forms, the feelings expressed by the artist. In…
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The Fastest Fish In The World
Some say the fastest fish in the world is the sailfish, but the real story is a bit more complicated. Ever wanted to know what…
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The Function Of Centrioles
The function of Centrioles is to play a critical role in the orientation and attachment of microtubules to chromosomes during cell division. Centrioles function as the…
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US Emissions Of Methane Could Be 60% Higher Than EPA Estimate
According to a new study published in the journal Science, the amount of methane emitted by the oil and gas industry in the United States…
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Gates Foundation Backs Plan To Combat Malaria By Bio-Engineering Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are one of the primary ways that malaria spreads across the globe, and mosquitoes are also responsible for killing around 830,00 people every year…
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pH Rules The Fate Of Chitosan-Based Complexes
Chitosan, the second-most abundant natural polysaccharide, is a cationic polymer widely used for the preparation of particles, hydrogels, or scaffolds intended for biomedical purposes [1,2]. All…
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