Monthly Archives: June 2014
New and Notable This Week
This week’s selection of recently published papers from MDPI journals.
More InfoNanoporous Xerogels “Sniff Out” Bad Bacteria
Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on the face of the Earth and have the uncanny ability to overcome even the harshest of environments, from acidic hot springs to the ice-fields of the poles and deep portions of the Earth’s crust. They are so abundant, that they make up the majority of […]
More InfoMDPI Magazine: The First Year
The MDPI Magazine was started a year ago with an idea to provide an overview of recently published papers from MDPI journals that are of broad interest for the natural science community, particularly those in the life sciences. In this way, and reflecting the growing trend in inter- and multi-disciplinary research, the Magazine aims to […]
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This week’s selection of recently published papers from MDPI journals.
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This week’s selection of recently published papers from MDPI journals.
More InfoIn Silico Docking of Bolinaquinone at Clathrin Terminal Domain
Guest Commentary by Derek McPhee Endocytosis is a fundamental process that delivers macromolecules located outside the cell or on the cell membrane to the cytoplasm. It is a necessary process for nutrients to reach the cell, and for regulation of numerous transmembrane receptors. Of the various ways whereby cargo can access the cytoplasm, one of […]
More InfoInterview with Eric Freed, Editor-in-Chief of Viruses
Dr. Eric Freed, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Viruses, received his Ph.D. in 1990 with Rex Risser and Howard Temin at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he investigated the function of the murine leukemia virus and HIV envelope glycoproteins in membrane fusion and virus entry. He joined Malcolm Martin at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious […]
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This week’s selection of recently published papers from MDPI journals.
More InfoFeatured Review: Structures and Synthesis of Zwitterionic Polymers
André Laschewsky1,2 1Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Polymer Research IAP, Geiselbergstr.69, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany, 2 Department of Chemistry, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknechtstr.24–25, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany Abstract: The structures and synthesis of polyzwitterions (“polybetaines”) are reviewed, emphasizing the literature of the past decade. Particular attention is given to the general challenges faced, and to successful strategies to obtain polymers with a […]
More InfoBrain Jelly – An Organic, Brain-Like Computer without Circuits or Logic Gates
The human brain is the most powerful computer the world has ever seen. With its 86 billion neurons [1], less than originally thought (~100 billion, a myth of unknown origin [2]), the human brain is still at the top of the list and capable of remarkable feats, not only as far as computing power is […]
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