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Defining "good science" in today's World : a video compilation of perspectives and advice for incoming graduate students
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Although graduate science education does an excellent job training students in the technical and career aspects of science, there is too little attention paid to teaching the wisdom of "good" science that encourages riskier ...
Detecting the inclusion and exclusion of a neuronal XDP-associated microexon in situ
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
X-linked dystonia parkinsonism (XDP), also known as torsion dystonia type 3 (DYT3), afflicts hundreds of individuals. Under an X-linked mode of inheritance, the DYT3 haplotype occurs in Filipino populations and is of the ...
Ca2+ dependant synaptic modification
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
It has been assumed that Ca2+ influx of different duration and amplitude would generate different level of potentiation. The conventional protocols of generating LTP have been 1. tetanic stimulation of presynaptic cell, ...
The Toppler Effect : irregular leader transitions and the rate of state failure recovery
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
State failure is becoming increasingly prevalent across the globe, creating human suffering, black markets, lost economic opportunities, and safe havens for militant actors. It is imperative that the international community ...