Building the Test Kitchen for Medical Diagnostics
ENG prof inventing technology that could change the future of primary care Biomedical engineer Catherine Klapperich is working on a rapid viral load test for HIV. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky Catherine Klapperich moves fast, talks fast, and has at least 15 different ideas rolling through her head at the same time. How, for instance, can […]
Can Young Children Understand Complex Science?
Study by BU researchers: more than previously believed Deborah Kelemen and fellow researchers discovered that children are able to grasp complex scientific concepts like adaptation by natural selection at a younger age than previously thought. Recent research indicates that children can understand complex scientific concepts—like natural selection—far beyond what anyone would have expected. To test […]
The Brown Fat Death Spiral
BU-led study explores how a good fat becomes impaired White and brown fat are the yin and yang of metabolism. We’re all familiar with white fat, the squishy stuff that bulges around our waists after a few too many doughnuts. But brown fat is more mysterious. It’s the good twin—it burns energy, produces heat, and […]