Another new year in a strange new world

Exploring the Strange New World of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity.

This month’s issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology features the latest clinical trial investigating the phenomenon of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS). Although NCGS has been reported for at least 35 years, clinical trials to rigorously investigate this syndrome are still in their infancy. To date, only a few prospective randomized clinical trials on the role of gluten in induci...

Strange New World: Bacteria Catalyze Ubiquitylation via ADP Ribosylation.

Three recent papers, including one by Kotewicz et al. (2016) in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, show that Legionella deploys a novel form of ubiquitylation to generate its replicative vacuole. Without E1 and E2 enzymes, SidE effectors ubiquitylate serine residues in substrates via an ADP-ribosylated ubiquitin intermediate.

As another new year of this century approaches

Observation of a new charmed strange meson.

Breaking new ground in a new year.

Ultimately, we will look to the readership to suggest or even to post debate topics of their own choosing. Some degree of moderation will inevitably be necessary , but will be kept to a minimum. As full details of this new undertaking become available, they will be distributed in a press release and e-mailed to the 2000 or so registered users of the journal's Web site at www.current-oncology.co...