An Engineer Tackles Metastasis

MINING: EPA Tackles Fracking

An emergency department tackles bed management and home-based care.

Ipswich Hospital Emergency Department played a vital role in the Post Acute Treatment in the Home Program (PATH) of West Moreton District Health Service. PATH used two strategies to reduce the district reliance on acute hospital beds: a short-stay unit for rapid assessment, treatment and early discharge of patients with simple conditions; and a hospital-in-the-home program utilising community h...

Nigeria Tackles Advance Fee Fraud

Roger Nicoll Tackles Learning/Disabilities

Roger Nicoll was doubly honored by the Society for Neuroscience this year. He was awarded the Ralph W.

Directed evolution: an approach to engineer enzymes.

Directed evolution is being used increasingly in industrial and academic laboratories to modify and improve commercially important enzymes. Laboratory evolution is thought to make its biggest contribution in explorations of non-natural functions, by allowing us to distinguish the properties nurtured by evolution. In this review we report the significant advances achieved with respect to the met...