An elegant ballet of proteins enables modern cells to replicate themselves. During cell division, structural proteins and enzymes coordinate the duplication of DNA, the division of a cell’s cytoplasmic contents, and the cinching of the membrane that cleaves the cell. Getting these processes right is crucial because errors can lead to daughter cells that are… Continue reading At the Dawn of Life, Heat May Have Driven Cell Division
What Does Africa Need Most Now: Russian Arms Sales or Good Vaccines?
Africa has not traditionally been a high-value market for arms exports, but Russia has been very active on the continent. Moscow is using arms sales there to influence political and military leaders. Russia is the largest exporter of weapons to Sub-Saharan Africa (PDF). Its arms exports to Africa have increased by 23 percent over the… Continue reading What Does Africa Need Most Now: Russian Arms Sales or Good Vaccines?
A Theory As To Why COVID Cases Started Skyrocketing In Central Europe Last Month
As the scientific community continues the search for patterns related to Covid – why some people become ‘long haulers’ vs others, for example – an interesting theory has emerged as to why cases began to spike in Central Europe starting in mid-October. According to Twitter user @kbarve, the scientific community may want to look at… Continue reading A Theory As To Why COVID Cases Started Skyrocketing In Central Europe Last Month
Realized vs Unrealized Gains: What’s The Difference?
It is well known that the stock market experiences periods of unforeseeable, and sometimes sharp, price movements. And if you’re owning stocks during such volatile periods, the fair market value of your portfolio could change drastically before you sell the stocks. Until you sell, your profit or loss is just on paper since you’ve… Continue reading Realized vs Unrealized Gains: What’s The Difference?
‘The Whole Place Feels Wrong’: Voices across America on What the Climate Crisis Stole
The jubilation of the Paris climate agreement, where delegates from around the world triumphantlydeclared the climate crisis would finally be tamed, will have felt very hollow to many in the US in the six years since. Following the landmark 2015 deal to curb dangerous global heating, the US has experienced four of its five hottest… Continue reading ‘The Whole Place Feels Wrong’: Voices across America on What the Climate Crisis Stole
News Manipulation, the Risk of Civil War, Russia and Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap
This week, we discuss how Russia and China manipulated news about COVID-19; the risks of America’s increasingly uncivil behavior; measures to help stabilize the health care marketplace; attracting diverse talent to the public sector; the value of understanding student opinions; and how the West could help Ukraine. Photo by svetikd/Getty Images Both Russia and China… Continue reading News Manipulation, the Risk of Civil War, Russia and Ukraine: RAND Weekly Recap
Watch: Rhode Island Teacher Warns CRT “Absolutely Everywhere” In Schools
Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, A middle school English teacher in Providence, Rhode Island has warned that critical race theory, which teaches children they should feel guilty for being white, is “absolutely everywhere” in schools in the area and that it is causing “great harm and racial divide and hostility between children.” Ramona Bessinger… Continue reading Watch: Rhode Island Teacher Warns CRT “Absolutely Everywhere” In Schools
Essential Links in the Immunity Web
Children have fared better with the virus than adults. Immunologists are still trying to figure out why Credit: SA Health & Medicine, December 2021Advertisement Beginning in about January of this year, when the first COVID-19 vaccines started becoming available to essential workers and then, within the next few months, to most all adults, friends of… Continue reading Essential Links in the Immunity Web
How Platform Transparency Could Help Build Antitrust Cases
There is growing bipartisan concern over the power Silicon Valley’s oligopolies wield over American society. Amazon alone controls 72% of U.S. adult book sales, Airbnb accounts for a fifth of domestic lodging expenditures and Facebook accounts for almost three-quarters of social media visits. Just two companies, Apple and Google, act as gatekeepers to 99% of… Continue reading How Platform Transparency Could Help Build Antitrust Cases
Cold Snap Sweeps Across China As Fears Of Energy Crisis Reemerge
A massive cold blast is sweeping across most parts of China, unleashing snow, mixed precipitation, and dangerous wind. China’s energy crisis eased last month but could soon be ignited again by wicked winter weather. According to the website weather.com.cn, which the China Meteorological Administration runs, more than 100 weather alerts are issued for the country as… Continue reading Cold Snap Sweeps Across China As Fears Of Energy Crisis Reemerge