Is bacterium renewable source of energy?

A team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation — in one little cell during two distinct cycles daily.

Sequenced photosynthetic bacterium has rare linear chromosome

Unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteriaA team of researchers headed by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis has sequenced the genome of a unique bacterium that manages two disparate operations — photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation — in one little cell during two distinct cycles daily.

Not just another Wednesday

The Bear Necessities store, located in the Wohl Student Center, has launched a weekly “Wonderful Wednesdays” sale.

International friendship

Photo by Jo AngelesOfficials from Fudan University in China visited campus Sept. 10 to sign an international exchange agreement with Washington University.

Sign up for fall Mini-Med School

Registration is open for the School of Medicine’s Mini-Medical School, now in its 10th year. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about medicine and surgery from the School of Medicine faculty.

Campus Watch

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 9-15. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 10 8:19 a.m. — A person […]

Of Note

Jeffrey G. Catalano, Ph.D., Carl F. Craver, Ph.D., Gabriel de Erausquin, M.D., Ph.D., Donald L. Elbert, Ph.D., and more…

Assessing cardiovascular risk for HIV patients

WUSTL researchers and colleagues reported that the risk for heart attack is 70 percent to 80 percent higher among people with HIV compared to those who do not have HIV.

Prenatt’s a people person

Photo by David KilperAnn B. Prenatt, vice chancellor for human resources, leads a talented team that often works “behind the scenes” to respond to and support the needs of the University and its employees.

Stem cells may boost heart disease treatment

Mouse embryonic stem cells can work to build the heart, potentially moving medical science a step closer to new heart-disease treatments that use human stem cells, School of Medicine research shows.