A small RNA makes a Bic difference

Size makes a difference.

OBJECTIVE To elucidate status and trends in portion size of foods rich in fat and/or added sugars during the past decades, and to bring portion size into perspective in its role in obesity and dietary guidelines in Denmark. DATA SOURCES Information about portion sizes of low-fat and full-fat food items was obtained from a 4-day weighed food record (Study 1). Trends in portion sizes of commerc...

Viroid trafficking: a small RNA makes a big move.

RNA trafficking has broad implications in the systemic spread of infectious agents, plant defense, and the systemic regulation of gene expression. The mechanisms that regulate trafficking remain poorly understood. The non-coding, infectious viroid RNAs are emerging as highly tractable model systems for the investigation of the basic mechanisms of RNA trafficking. Recent studies on viroids have ...

Race: The Difference That Makes a Difference

During the last two decades, critical enquiry into the nature of race has begun to enter the philosophical mainstream. The same period has also witnessed the emergence of an increasingly visible discourse about the nature of information within a diverse range of popular and academic settings. What is yet to emerge, however, is engagement at the interface of the two disciplines – critical race t...

The brain makes a difference

Pervasive Deployment Makes a Difference

W hen I travel, I enjoy seeing how technology is used in other cities, states, and countries. I recently traveled to Beijing, China, and observed two new technologies in practice that greatly improved convenience for travelers. The technologies were neither ground-breaking nor unique to Beijing—both have been deployed in other cities around the world—but I hadn’t before experienced their widesp...