Author:  Emma Loewe

A team of Michigan State University scientists has published their findings on the ecosystem response to China’s Wenchun earthquake. This marks the first multi-year field study conducted on the environmental response to a natural disaster.

Author:  Belinda Ongaro

Affecting over 300 million lives across the globe, type 2 diabetes is a condition whose prevalence is daunting and incessantly on the rise. Lifestyle changes are unfortunately only effective at slowing the progress of the disease, but not at eliminating its symptoms entirely. However, thanks to the efforts of an international research team comprised of Broad Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, a therapeutic solution involving drug mimicry may be on the horizon.