AltWeeklies Wire
The Structure Is the Messagenew
What if cancer is triggered by changes outside the cell?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
12-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Thinking Outside the Cellnew
For decades, the scientific establishment ignored Mina Bissell. Now her insights could revolutionize how cancer is understood and treated.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
12-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Umbilical Cord Blood: A Cure for All That Ails You?new
Despite its healing powers, those who pay thousands to bank it for the future may be the least likely to benefit.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
08-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: leukemia, Anthony Portantino, Bertram Lubin, blood banking, CBR Systems, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, CHORI, Cord blood, Cord Blood Registry, National Marrow Donor Program, neuroblastomabone marrow transplant, stem cells, StemCyte, thalassemia, umbilical cord blood, ViaCord, Health & Science
There's No Place Like Home?new
Not so fast, Dorothy! It looks as if Earth may not be so special after all.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Anybody Out There?new
Bay Area scientists scour Earth and skies for clues to an ultimate question. In Search of Life: First of a Two-Part Series.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
To a Speedy Recoverynew
California's Prop. 36 has driven thousands of hard-core drug addicts away from prison and into treatment, but backers worry that recent changes to the program could stifle its success.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-11-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Fragile Onesnew
As science strives to understand Fragile X Syndrome and its links to autism, Lucas Clark's family is content just to make it through the day.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Fresh Front in the AIDS Warnew
From Ethiopian refugee camps to California suburbs, a new class of compounds promises success where condom use has failed to stem the spread of HIV.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
03-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Live, Fast, Die Oldnew
A growing body of evidence suggests that eating less -- way less -- could thwart disease and delay old age.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
01-23-2006 |
Science
Taking the Car to the Dealers May Be the Only Choicenew
To repair technologically advanced cars, independent auto repair shops must buy expensive computer diagnostic tools. Mechanics complain that automakers withhold crucial information when they sell the technology.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-28-2005 |
Science
Tags: California, a national group pushing for legislative reform, Angus Powelso, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Berkeley's Oceanworks, executive director of the Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE), Oakland's High Street Auto Center, Paul Ryan, Rodel Florez, Sandy Bass-Cors
Computer Science Prof Pioneers Internet-Based Robotic Artnew
For University of California at Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg, robotics offers a middle ground between engineering and art. A robot is like a moving sculpture, equal parts elegance and ingenuity.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-15-2005 |
Science
Termites' Guts Could Yield Alternative Fuel Sourcenew
Scientists looking for a clean source of hydrogen fuel may have found it in the bacteria that live inside the reviled pest.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-12-2005 |
Science
Enjoying the Momentnew
Unable to anticipate or recall pleasure, people with anhedonia can have fun only in the present tense.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-25-2005 |
Science
The Danger Beneath Your Homenew
A seismic activist thinks there's a good chance some California homeowners' earthquake retrofits are shoddy.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-18-2005 |
Science
Should Docs Snitch on Teenage Girls?new
A measure to notify parents when teens seek abortions might reduce state abortion rates, but probably not in the way its backers intended.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-11-2005 |
Science
