It is difficult to overstate the cultural and biological impacts that the domestication of plants
and animals has had on our species. Fundamental questions regarding where, when, and …

As part of the preparation and calibration of three new National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) tritiated-water radioactivity Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), we have …

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower incidence of chronic degenerative diseases
and higher life expectancy. These health benefits have been partially attributed to the …

In order to enhance their global competitiveness, governments in Europe and Asia have
started to conduct comprehensive reviews of and implement plans to restructure their higher …

Applications of transport time scales are pervasive in biological, hydrologic, and geochemical
studies yet these times scales are not consistently defined and applied with rigor in the …

In nature, key molecular processes such as communication, replication, and enzyme catalysis
all rely on a delicate balance between molecular and supramolecular chirality. Here we …

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower incidence of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular
disease, neurodegenerative diseases and certain types of cancer. The apparent health …

Silver coating of medical devices is believed to prevent device-associated infection. Several
in-vitro and in-vivo studies, as well as clinical observations on silver—nylon, silver-…

Recent increases in archaeobotanical evidence offer insights into the processes of plant
domestication and agricultural origins, which evolved in parallel in several world regions. Many …

What are the implications of an increasingly competitive global system of higher education
research? In what ways have policy changes to the evaluation and funding of university …