Mosquitoes are notorious for their bite, and more importantly, for their role in spreading human disease. The species Anopheles gambiae is especially pernicious, as it
To prevent epidemics, chemical disinfectants are used in public pools to inhibit bacterial growth. Many current disinfection procedures produce harmful byproducts, however, including N-nitrosodialkylamines (nitrosamines).
Groundbreaking research at the Yale School of Public Health has shown that changes in a gene responsible for regulating the body’s circadian rhythm increase the
Through one drawing at a time, Dolf Seilacher has altered the way paleontology research is conducted. While paleontologists have traditionally examined fossils directly to study
A Yale research team led by Thomas Steitz, Nobel Laureate and Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, has discovered how a family of tuberculosis-fighting
A. Douglas Stone was recently named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA). A worldwide scientific organization of over fifteen thousand engineers, scientists,
“I was really surprised!” says Professor Alanna Schepartz in regards to her recent selection to present two notable lectures. In October of last year, both
During the first half of the 19th century, more than 200,000 tortoises were hunted and eaten by whalers passing through the Galapagos Islands. The whalers
Imagine having a child who is so uncontrollably disruptive that going out to eat at restaurants is never an option. With no friends at school,
Known for his extensive service and commitment to Yale, Bruce Carmichael, Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, died on
Dr. Yingqun Huang, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Yale School of Medicine, recently published a study that identified cancer stem cells in
Approximately thirty-five years ago, two theorists at International Business Machines (IBM) were among the first to propose electronic functions for molecules. Until about fifteen years