Targeting the curvature of cell membranes for parasitic infection treatment
Cell membranes are crowded and dynamic places. They constitute the first contact for all external stimuli that arrive at a cell, and are in charge of transmitting this information […]
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Magnitude of uncontrolled hypertension, and associated factors, amongst adult hypertensive patients in public hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018
Uncontrolled hypertension For the general hypertensive population, uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) is if the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is ≥90mm […]
Another archive is possible
There is a slogan, popularised by the anti-globalisation movement, already commonly deployed in the lexicon of social movements militancy, which states: ‘another world is possible.’ But is another archive possible? […]
How joyful dialogic reading jumpstarts early learning
The role of family engagement in children’s early learning is crucial to their future educational prospects. Alice Letvin and Carolyn Saper, who are based in Chicago, USA, developed the ReadAskChat […]
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The periphery: Where radical innovation occurs
Gino Cattani is Professor of Management and Organization at the Stern School of Business, and Simone Ferriani is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Bologna. Both professors have researched […]
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Is wood ash a silent killer in sub-Saharan Africa?
Traditional cookstoves fuelled by locally sourced wood are found in homes across sub-Saharan Africa. Some 70% of the population use traditional cookstoves to burn wood, and as a result produce […]
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Crystal engineering for solid-state molecular recognition
Host-guest interactions in crystalline frameworks can be exploited to selectively and reversibly adsorb molecular species within a crystalline lattice. This process is important in a variety of technological fields, including […]
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Using drones to map marine litter on Portugal’s coastline
Portugal’s famous coastline consists of hundreds of miles of sandy beaches. It’s no surprise that urbanisation in the region – a result of tourism and fishing activities – has led […]
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You are your most important teacher (and what to do about it)
Dr Robert Hahn, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Emory University, Atlanta, describes how learning is an internal dialogue, as we continuously build on the knowledge we […]
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How to make a CRISPR cow
Genome editing offers an opportunity to introduce useful genetic traits into livestock breeding programmes. However, it has proven difficult to insert large DNA fragments into livestock embryos using the CRISPR-Cas9 […]