Roof over your head
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Secrets to antibody’s success against West Nile virus surprise scientists
The antibody does not block the virus’s ability to attach to host cells; it somehow stops the infectious process at a later point.
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Sports
Duesing leads Bears to win vs. Rhodes Senior wide receiver Brad Duesing had eight catches for 155 yards to lead the football team to a 15-10 win over Rhodes College Oct. 1. Duesing now has 240 receptions for 3,610 yards in his career, good for 20th all-time in Division III for receptions and yards. The […]
‘Intelligent Design or Evolution’ forum Oct. 8
“Intelligent Design or Evolution: How Did We Get Here?” will be held from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the St. Louis Science Center.
Home cooking
Photo by David KilperSophomore Shelby Washington gets a meal from the Mallinckrodt Student Center food court Sept. 29 during the “Eat Local Challenge.”
Cell phone radiation doesn’t cause cellular stress, doesn’t promote cancer
Cell phone radiation doesn’t stress human cells.Weighing in on the debate about whether cell phones have adverse health effects, researchers at the School of Medicine have found that the electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones does not activate the stress response in mouse, hamster or human cells growing in cultures. High levels of the stress response are thought to result in changes associated with malignancy.
‘Science on Tap’
Three Hilltop Campus Arts & Sciences faculty — a biologist, geologist and mathematician — are participants in a new series, “Science on Tap.”
‘Exceptional leadership’
While Elzbieta Sklodowska’s research and teaching interests focus on the Spanish language and the history and culture of Cuba and the Caribbean, her role as chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences takes on a much broader appeal. “Working at the intersection of the three languages housed in one […]
Blood drives to be held on Hilltop Campus
The drives will help increase supplies for the American Red Cross and the Community Blood Center of St. Louis.
Sports
Men’s soccer team wins 2 of 3 matches The men’s soccer team went 2-1 last week to move to 5-1-3. WUSTL opened the week Sept. 20 at home against Illinois Wesleyan University, winning 4-0. Sophomore Marshall Plow drilled home the game-winning goal, and senior Nick Kalscheur scored twice for the Red and Green. The Bears […]
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