Islam Takes Root in America alongside Racism

Next-generation phylogenetics takes root.

It has been a tumultuous 5 years in phylogeography and phylogenetics during which both fields have struggled to harness the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS) (Ekblom & Galindo 2010; McCormack et al. 2012a). Fortunately, several methodological approaches appear to be taking root. In this issue of Molecular Ecology, O’Neill et al. (2013) employ one such method – parallel tagged sequencing...

Stereotactic radiation takes root in cancer therapy.

Herbal medicine takes root in Germany.

The sale of Herbal Medicine is a growth industry in Germany, where physicians routinely prescribe these products and annual sales have surpassed $ 2 billion. Pam Harrison says the rising popularity has been driven by German patients, who began demanding herbal alternatives to synthetic drugs. Medical schools responded by reintroducing lessons on a topic that had been phased out of the medical c...

Root patterning: it takes two to tangle

The mechanisms that pattern lateral root primordia are essential for the elaboration of root system architecture , a trait of key importance for future crop breeding. But which are most important: periodic or local cues? In this issue of Journal of Experimental Botany (pages 1411–1420), Kircher and Schopfer manipulate growth direction to demonstrate the importance of both sources of patterning ...

It takes a village: protecting rural African American youth in the context of racism.

Prior research demonstrates negative consequences of racism, however, little is known about community, parenting, and intrapersonal mechanisms that protect youth. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study illuminated linkages between positive and negative contextual influences on rural African American adolescent outcomes. Quantitative results provide support for Structural Ecosystems Theory, ...