About Author: Jacob Verter
Posts by Jacob Verter
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![Sea-star wasting disease (SSWD) is a recurring phenomenon whereby massive numbers of starfish die on the American West Coast; this baffling occurrence has been tracked for […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Falling Stars: Probing the Starfish Pandemic")
Falling Stars: Probing the Starfish Pandemic
Posted on November 26, 2014 | No CommentsSea-star wasting disease (SSWD) is a recurring phenomenon whereby massive numbers of starfish die on the American West Coast; this baffling occurrence has been tracked for […] -
![Generations of scientists have assumed that sexual reproduction in vertebrates originated with external fertilization that gradually evolved into the internal form that humans perform, and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Sleeping with the Fishes: the 400 million year old origin of sex")
Sleeping with the Fishes: the 400 million year old origin of sex
Posted on November 6, 2014 | No CommentsGenerations of scientists have assumed that sexual reproduction in vertebrates originated with external fertilization that gradually evolved into the internal form that humans perform, and […] -
![By manipulating the expression of certain nerve cell growth factors in mice, a collaborative team between the University of Michigan Medical School and Harvard University […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Hearing Better: Mice Restored From Partial Deafness")
Hearing Better: Mice Restored From Partial Deafness
Posted on October 26, 2014 | No CommentsBy manipulating the expression of certain nerve cell growth factors in mice, a collaborative team between the University of Michigan Medical School and Harvard University […] -
DNA Nanostructures Target Drugs to Cancer Cells
Posted on October 20, 2014 | 1 CommentUsing a self-assembling DNA nanostructure, biomedical engineers at the University of North Carolina have developed a novel method for delivering drugs directly to cancer cells. […]
