Potential New Method to Prevent Stomach Ulcers

MIT – Scope Researchers have been able to disable bacteria that cause ulcers by removing the bacteria’s ability to get close to the stomach wall. This new knowledge about how the immune system responds toH. pylori infections could be used to

A Can-Do Attitude: World War II and Apple Pie

MIT – Scope In September 1943, a flurry of activity surrounded MIT’s biological engineering research labs. In the midst of battle in North Africa, twenty German prisoners had been taken by American forces. They were first shipped to a holding facility

The Shape-Shifting Bat

MIT - Scope Some bat species can dramatically change the size and shape of their ears faster than humans can blink an eye, researchers have shown. Scientists already knew that bats could change the direction of their ears depending on where

Scientists Decipher Genetic Code of a Vampire (Bacterium, That Is)

MIT - Scope Scientists have cracked the genetic code of a “vampire bacterium” that survives by sucking the nutrients out of other living bacteria. This new information could someday be harnessed to fight infections in combination with traditional antibiotic therapies. Micavibrio

All That Glitters is Tungsten

MIT – Scope Since metals like gold and platinum should have been pulled into the earth’s iron core as it cooled over four billion years ago, their presence on the surface is a mystery. Scientists have wondered for decades if

Did Milky Way Get Its Spiral Arms After a Galaxy Collision?

MIT – Scope In a surprising finding, researchers have found that the Milky Way may have gotten its spiral arms in a collision with a much smaller galaxy. The team from the University of California, Irvine, and theUniversity of Pittsburgh spent a