Science
Star Nearly As Old As Universe Found
The discovery of a dwarf galaxy star nearly as old as the universe has provided a missing link in supporting the “cannibalistic” theory of galaxy formation, according to a study led by Harvard researcher Anna Frebel that was published in the journal “Nature” this month.
Lighting Up the Laboratory
Molecular and Cellular Biology concentrator Amy Guan ’12 is taking the research world by storm
Bacteria Patterns Aid Carbon Fixation
Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered that the organelles responsible for carbon fixation within cyanobacteria organize themselves in predictable patterns—a finding that could help researchers engineer more efficient designer bacteria.
Harvard Designs Earthquake Portal
With up-to-date geographic data on Haiti after the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010 scattered around different Web sites and agencies, relief workers in Haiti may find themselves with a headache when trying to find a central Web site containing comprehensive geographic information.
Early Weight Gain Tied to Obesity
Parents may need to monitor their newborn baby’s weight gain carefully, as part of an ongoing Harvard Medical School study found that significant weight gain during the first six months of life may put a child at risk for obesity by age three.
Study Recommends Limiting Saturated Fats
A study published yesterday in PLoS Medicine and led by Dariush Mozaffarian, an assistant professor of epidemiology at HSPH, showed that replacing saturated fats with a higher than previously recommended percentage of polyunsaturated fats was associated with a significantly decreased risk of coronary heart disease, the leading killer of adults in developing countries.
Leukemia May Start in Marrow
Certain blood cancers may be caused by the surrounding bone marrow in which blood is produced, according to recent findings from researchers at Harvard’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology department.
New Role Found For Disease Protein
A recent study co-authored by Harvard Medical School Professor Rudolph E. Tanzi has found that a protein once believed to have no other function except playing a key role in Alzheimer’s disease may actually be beneficial to the immune system.
Inhalable Cuisine
Curious passerbys stopped by Tory Row in Harvard Square, for the launch event of “Le Whif,” an inhalable chocolate.
Creatures of Flame
Richard Wrangham, Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology and Master of Currier House, gives a talk entitled Creatures of the Flame: How Fire Makes Humans Different From Other Animals at Phillips Brooks House on Sunday. He recently published a book on the subject, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human.
Compound Inhibits Clotting
What do Wisconsin dairy cattle, rat poison, and former President Dwight Eisenhower have in common?
Studying the Beaks of Darwin’s Finches
Mere months after the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species”, the finches that inspired Darwin’s theory of divergent evolution are once again at the forefront of scientific research.
