Human Nature News from the Chronicles
A prodrug is medication introducded into the body in an inactive (or less than fully active) form, that then becomes converted to its active form through the normal metabolic processes of the body, as a sort of precursor to the intended drug.
Researchers in the department of chemistry…
Startling new discovery of a gene that may play an important role in the development of the life-threatening birth defect congenital diaphragmatic hernia, or CDH:
The hallmark of CDH is a rupture of the diaphragm that allows organs found in the lower abdomen, such as the liver, spleen and…
Cheeky title but good article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on digitized humanities in the classroom:
Colleges see the fresh digital focus as an opportunity to demonstrate the continued importance of the humanities. And students hope that credentialing themselves in this field, known as…
Warm holiday wishes and Feliz año nuevo from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Our offices will be closed from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, 2014, re-opening on Jan. 2. Classes resume on Jan. 6.
See you in 2014!
Interesting new work on stem cells sheds light on mysteries about cell differentiation:
Amar Singh, postdoctoral associate in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar of Molecular Cell Biology Stephen Dalton worked together to uncover the mystery…