The Inactive X Chromosome Is Folded Like Origami By SMCHD1
The linear molecules of DNA that constitute our genome are wrapped around proteins called histones to form “chromatin.” To fit the nucleus, chromatin must be…
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Lead Iodide Nanosheets For Piezoelectric Energy Conversion And Strain Sensing
Harvesting ambient mechanical energy or sensing the mechanical signals based on nanomaterials for self-powered and flexible systems can provide potentially revolutionary advancements in energy technologies….
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Racial Disparity In Surgery For Esophageal Cancer
Surgery for esophageal cancer (esophagectomy) is considered standard of care for patients with early-stage disease and can provide long-term survival benefits to the patients. These…
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How To Be An “Isolated” Researcher In Renewables And Not Die
I am an engineer with a Ph.D. in nuclear technology. I worked in the Argentinean National Atomic Commission for fifteen years, researching fluidized beds, boiling…
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Can A Top-down Freezing Core Explain Ganymede’s Magnetic Field?
The Jovian moon Ganymede possesses an internally generated, present-day magnetic field. This finding was one of the most unexpected ones during the Galileo mission back in…
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Organ Cryopreservation: Nature’s Protocol For Freezing Organs
Every year in Canada, 1600 people are added to the organ transplant waiting list, but there are only 20.9 donors available per million people; as…
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Studying Very Young Asteroid Families
The asteroid main belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a range of semimajor axis 2.0-4.0 AU. It consists of more than…
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Tumors In A Dish: Tools That Teach Us How To Improve Cancer Treatments
The growth of new blood vessels from existing blood vessels – angiogenesis – has been a prominent target of cancer therapy for nearly half a…
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Tidal Dissipation And The History Of The Icy Moons
The icy satellites of the outer solar system pose numerous puzzles, one of which is sometimes referred to as the Mimas-Enceladus paradox (e.g., Czechowski &…
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When Rock Meets Life
It all started in 2005 during a trip to the United States, where I went to a famous conference in geochemistry (Goldschmidt Conference, Moscow, Idaho)….
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Understanding Missing Proteins: Why Should You Care?
We all know that proteins are important. Proteins are large macromolecules which play important roles in our bodies, working as enzymes, maintaining the structural integrity…
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