Wild tobacco plants change their flowering traits to optimize their interactions with animals, Dartmouth biology professor Rebecca Irwin writes in a review published in Current Biology this month. Continue reading
Dartmouth professor Hany Farid recently published an article detailing his analysis of the infamous “backyard photos” of John F. Kennedy’s assassin, indicating the photos are genuine and thus cannot be used to support theories of a broader conspiracy regarding Kennedy’s assassination. Continue reading
Rebecca Skloot came to Dartmouth last Thursday to discuss her new book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the lasting impact of Lacks’ cells on science, and the ethical paradoxes of current research. Continue reading
Dartmouth professor of medicine Ford von Reyn and his research team recently found that a new tuberculosis vaccine is effective in helping prevent tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals. The vaccine is particularly effective in those HIV-infected individuals with childhood Bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) immunization, the currently existing TB vaccine. The findings were published last month in AIDS. Continue reading
Jean-Claude Lacaille lectured at DHMC last Wednesday regarding persistent plasticity of inhibition in brain memory circuits. Continue reading