Barcoding and Human Health
It’s exiting to see the significant contributions barcoding has offered. A DNA barcode is a segment (sequence) of an organism’s DNA that we decode and then use to ID the [...]
Highlights of Humans from Around 40-45K years ago.
Paleoanthropologists (anthropologists who study prehistoric life) can have it pretty tough as they pace across lands looking for rare fossil treasures. Often times, the only remains of human ancestors to [...]
“Gamers Model AIDS-Related Protein”
While gathered around on the museum floor, watching discoveries featured in Science Bulletins, a group of school kids at the American Museum of Natural History wanted to know how to [...]
“On the Hunt for Outbreaks”
Once upon a (long) time ago I chased monkeys through the Brazilian forest despite the dangers of spiders, scorpions, snakes, and infectious diseases (oh my!). During that time, my visionary [...]
“Trauma and the Brain”
I was watching the old war movie Patton the other day with my husband. In it, a patient experiencing post-traumatic stress was in the trauma room, on a hospital bed. [...]
