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
Nerdwatching: We're Rolling in Greennew
Canadian e-cars come to B-town, invasive trees pegged as a top eco-fuel candidate, and a carbon calculator that multiplies guilt.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
09-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
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
Oakland's Hill From Hellnew
First mud, then lawyers: A neighborhood drama in five acts.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
05-16-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Sangamo BioSciences' Gene Therapy Monopolynew
What if scientists devised a strategy to tackle some of the world's most notorious diseases, but just one company held all the patents?
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
03-01-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Love Thy Neighbor?new
Federal law may let a religious school circumvent local zoning rules in Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
10-17-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
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
Dealing In Deathnew
One in eight guns sold at Trader Sports eventually ends up with the police -- the feds have been trying to shut the store for decades, but it may dodge the bullet once again.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Not Dead Yetnew
Newspapers aren't the only medium whose demise has long been predicted.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
06-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
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
