Folates, lifespan and the gut microbiome
It is an increasingly well known – or at least, well quoted – fact that humans contain ten times more bacterial cells than human ones. The microbial… Read more »
Latest posts by Alice Plane (see all)
- Folates, lifespan and the gut microbiome - 31st July 2012
- Now on video: Diet, cancer and obesity – Emperors’ clothes and Elephants - 12th July 2012
- Breaking walls and mending organs - 17th May 2012
Now on video: Diet, cancer and obesity – Emperors’ clothes and Elephants
It is no news that obesity is bad for your health. But it is only in the past ten years or so that it has been recognized as a major contributor to cancer risk… Read more »
Breaking walls and mending organs
In a recent Comment in BMC Biology, Gregory Petsko appeals to some particularly surprising patterns of comorbidity in support of the argument for breaking the… Read more »
Painless publishing and the roots of the re-review revolt
Over the past few weeks, eLife has posted a manifesto, and EMBOencounters and Journal of Cell Biology have published editorials, all promising strategies to… Read more »
Topographic modelling and the global search for ring species
‘Ring species’ or ‘circular overlaps’ present a unique opportunity to reconstruct the history of speciation. They occur when a chain of gradually… Read more »
Low carbs and toxic sugars – New speakers for our Metabolism, Diet and Disease conference
Does fructose contribute to metabolic disease? Luc Tappy from the University of Lausanne will join a distinguished list of speakers to talk about whether his… Read more »
What is a stem cell niche?
The concept of the stem cell niche – as a microenvironment for pluripotent stem cells – is an old one but one that evolves with advances in the tools to… Read more »
Transmissible H5N1 – if they publish, will we perish?
Two influenza research papers remain suspended in press since the US government’s request for their redaction, made on the recommendation of the National… Read more »