The issue of microplastic pollution is raising serious concern among scientists and the society at large 1,2. Microplastics, tiny plastic fragments ranging from 1 micron…
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Global sustainability challenges – chronic hunger, loss of species habitat, water shortage, and the continuing rise of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities – are…
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Inflammatory diseases of the gut are on the rise. In North America and Europe, more than 0.3% of the population suffers from inflammatory bowel diseases…
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of adult blindness and a deleterious complication of diabetes mellitus. After a decade of diabetes, ~80-90% of patients…
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Worldwide, climate change and associated glacier shrinkage is a common concern, as it affects, among other things, mountain communities, tourism, and downstream water supplies. Despite…
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Discovered by Galileo Galilei over 400 years ago and imaged by the Voyager 2 in 1979, Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has long been a source…
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) may prove to be useful building blocks within the field of nanotechnology. Different nanotubes and molecules might be combined to make useful…
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A study conducted by food microbiologists from National University of Singapore and Korea National University of Transportation shows that blue light emitting diodes (LEDs), particularly…
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In situ hybridization is a common laboratory technique, widely employed to visualize gene expression or chromosomal location of DNA sequences. It is a very powerful…
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Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by psychotic symptoms, mood changes, and cognitive impairments. Although its mechanism has not been fully clarified, several types of…
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In our recent study titled “The rich-club phenomenon of China’s population flow network during the country’s spring festival.” published in the journal Applied Geography, the…
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