Nanotech

A silent threat is expanding its reach across North America, and the Pacific Northwest is now squarely in its path. A University of Washington study has confirmed the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis, a parasitic tapeworm capable of causing severe, potentially fatal, illness in humans and domestic dogs, in nearly 40% of coyotes surveyed in the … Read more

For decades, cell membrane rafts – those elusive, cholesterol-rich microdomains – have been a central, yet frustratingly difficult to prove, concept in cell biology. Now, a team at National Taiwan University and National Chi Nan University has delivered a landmark achievement: the first-ever direct visualization of these dynamic structures in living cells. This isn’t merely … Read more