The NY Times published a guest Opinion Essay by ISG faculty Danielle Carr’s article “Mental Health is Political”.
“What if the cure for our current mental health crisis is not more mental health care?”
Parents each pass on two genes for eye color, or so your teacher probably told you. Sorry to break it to you, but very few traits actually work this way. With more genetic information available, it’s becoming clear that a number of different genes determine each feature.
Scientists attending a recent American Society for Microbiology meeting revealed that bacteria containing a gene known as mcr-1 – which confers resistance to the antibiotic colistin – had spread round the world at an alarming rate since its original discovery 18 months earlier.
Companies advertise BPA-free plastic as a safer version of products ranging from water bottles to sippy cups to toys. Many manufacturers stopped using bisphenol A, a chemical that is used…