Catching up

Catching Up with Flu

The sniffles, sneezes, aches, and pains of flu are a dreaded part of the winter season. The fear of another deadly pandemic is ever imminent, and this issue’s Select looks at recent efforts to understand this ever-shifting virus. From efforts aiming to predict its geographical spread to those that elucidate the basic viral biology and host response, researchers are looking for new ways to stay ...

Innovation and catching-up

Catching up with the Economy

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Catching Up with Ultrafast Endocytosis

The mechanism and speed of endocytosis at central synapses after neurotransmitter release is still under debate. In this issue of Neuron,Delvendahl et al. (2016) propose an ultrafast form of endocytosis after single action potentials (APs) at physiological temperature.

Catching Up with Expert Systems

century, a new era that will be far more scientific, technologic, and sophisticated than anyone would have imagined just a quarter of a century ago. However, the continued success in all areas of pharmaceutical science will depend entirely on how fast pharmaceutical scientists will adapt to rapidly changing technology. Almost 10 years ago, a survey by Shangraw and Demarest revealed a very inter...