In a growing plant cell, motor proteins called kinesins work as transporters that haul materials built in one part of the cell to where they are needed. Biologists in Arts & Sciences have discovered the molecular brakeman that holds kinesins in check.
A new School of Medicine study indicates that gut microbes influence the severity of parasitic worm infections in developing countries. The findings suggest that manipulating the gut’s microbial communities may offer protection.
Proposed rules surrounding Medicaid recipients would affect a far smaller proportion of Missouri’s population than other states with similar legislation, according to research from the university’s Center for Health Economics and Policy.
Gloria Ladson-Billings, president of the National Academy of Education, will discuss “Hip Hop/Hip Hope: The (R)Evolution of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy” as part of the Edward and Ilene Lowenthal Lecture Series April 4.
The School of Engineering & Applied Science is launching a master’s degree in cybersecurity engineering to train new experts for this high-profile and in-demand field.
Rose Miyatsu, a PhD candidate in Arts & Sciences, writes on the University Libraries site about physicist Stephen Hawking’s impact and legacy. The libraries has a copy of an early draft of his famous book “A Brief History of Time.” Hawking died last week.
Mark McDaniel, professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, is one of three leading experts in cognitive and learning sciences appointed as permanent members of a Learning Research Advisory Council formed by Macmillan Learning.
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Mark McDaniel, professor of psychological and brain sciences in Arts & Sciences, is one of three leading experts in cognitive and learning sciences appointed as permanent members of a Learning Research Advisory Council formed by Macmillan Learning.