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Every few months we highlight a subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles provide brief summaries of recent plasmid deposits and we hope they’ll make it easier for you to find and use the plasmids you need. If you’d ever …

Image courtesy of Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash. This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis. See the CSS special theme page on the coronavirus for more. The EU as a foreign policy and security actor …

Here’s the kind of article that we’ve been asking for since March… looking at the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 on various surfaces (including paper money) under various conditions.  I was excited when I saw the title and some of the media buzz about this paper.  But then I looked a bit …

There is a puzzle when it comes to the controversial idea of using cord blood for autism, because two of the strongest proponents are the autism cord blood program at Duke and for-profit, unproven stem cell clinics. On first glance it seemed like this was a bit of an odd …

This graphic outlines the World Health Organization’s funding by donor groups, as well as assessed and voluntary contributions. Countries are still the most important sources of funding, contributing almost 60 per cent of the agency’s budget. Its dependency on voluntary donations makes it particularly difficult for the WHO to put …

Too much cholesterol is bad for you. I guess we all have heard this before. High cholesterol levels can have dangerous effects on your cardiovascular system or your heart. What if I told you that some of the good bacteria reduce your cholesterol levels? Wouldn’t that just be another cool …

This results in a high resolution 3D structure of a protein complex in its near-native confirmation. Depending on the quality of the reconstruction, subtomogram averaging can yield structures with near-atomic resolution. The quality of the reconstruction is dependent on nearly all steps in the workflow. Here we will highlight some …

Image courtesy of StockSnap/Pixabay This blog belongs to the CSS’ coronavirus blog series, which forms a part of the center’s analysis of the security policy implications of the coronavirus crisis. See the CSS special theme page on the coronavirus for more. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented spread of …

Plastics! Everywhere in the world, you can find plastics, from grocery bags to pens to spandex leggings. We use plastics because they are lightweight, flexible, and durable. But that durability also means it takes a long time for them to decompose. The Plastic Problem Plastics are made up of smaller …

As a researcher, is there ever enough time to get to everything that you want to read especially in newer areas like stem cells, organoids, and CRISPR, without even including non-scientific reads like Shakespeare or a new novel or something like that? Hopefully, putting together lists of recommended reads like …