Richard P. Grant
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Articles by Richard P. Grant
One Bad Apple
Richard P. Grant | | 3 min read
A unique virus and the worm it infects turn up in an orchard outside of Paris.
Head trauma in the funny pages
Richard P. Grant | | 1 min read
Researchers are using real-world methods to study traumatic brain injuries in a comic book.
Lobster-Pot Science
Richard P. Grant | | 1 min read
Microbiologist Marvin Whiteley chats about teaming up with chemist and bioengineer Jason Shear in order to build tiny houses for bacteria.
Repairing hearts
Paul Riley of University College London discusses his new research, published June 8th in Nature.
Capsule Reviews
Richard P. Grant | | 4 min read
In The Evolutionary World, Vermeij takes on the skeptics—both those with valid questions and those with irrational ones—and shows how the struggle for existence leads to variety and creativity.
Lobster-Pot Science
Richard P. Grant | | 3 min read
Building tiny houses to study how bacteria behave in natural environments
Lobster-Pot Science
Richard P. Grant | | 3 min read
By Richard P. Grant Lobster-Pot Science Andrzej Krauze HIDDEN JEWEL Microbiology labs typically contain myriad flasks and stacks of petri dishes crowded with bacteria. That’s fine for someone studying their physiology or genetics. But for researchers wanting to gain insight into bacterial behavior, that laboratory setup is far from optimal. The problem is that homogeneous environments, such as petri dishes, are quite different from the n
Control from Without
Richard P. Grant | | 2 min read
By Richard P. Grant Control from Without Courtesy of Bruce Vogel (hemicentin-GFP in C. elegans) The paper X. Xu, B.E. Vogel, “A secreted protein promotes cleavage furrow maturation during cytokinesis,” Curr Biol, 21:114-19, 2011. Free F1000 Evaluation The finding Successful cell division is critical to the survival of all life and depends on the coordinated actions of dozens of proteins. Bruce Vogel, at the University of Maryland in Baltimore
Taking Shape
Richard P. Grant | | 3 min read
By Richard P. Grant Taking Shape Aimin Tang / Istockphoto.com HIDDEN JEWEL Floral bouquets are the most ephemeral of presents. The puzzle of how flowers get their shape, however, is more enduring. It’s a question that has kept Enrico Coen, a plant biologist at the John Innes Centre in the United Kingdom, busy for more than twenty years. Now he thinks he may finally have a handle on the answer, thanks to a clever combination of detailed image an
Model Liver
Richard P. Grant | | 2 min read
By Richard P. Grant Model Liver Stefan Hoehme (3D model of damaged liver lobule) The paper S. Hoehme et al., “Prediction and validation of cell alignment along microvessels as order principle to restore tissue architecture in liver regeneration,” PNAS, 107:10371-76, 2010. Free F1000 Evaluation The finding Dirk Drasdo at INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt and colleagues have been trying for a number of years to turn experimental information into mathematic
