Antibiotics — compounds that are literally ‘against life’ — are typically antibacterial drugs,
interfering with some structure or process that is essential to bacterial growth or survival …

The term “urban stream syndrome” describes the consistently observed ecological
degradation of streams draining urban land. This paper reviews recent literature to describe …

Most of the 5-methylcytosine in mammalian DNA resides in transposons, which are
specialized intragenomic parasites that represent at least 35% of the genome. Transposon …

… I owe an enormous debt to my wife, Judy Walsh, for all her support, encouragement, and
assistance on this fourth edition. Judy carefully read every chapter, editing my writing and …

THE photovoltaic effect involves the production of electrons and holes in a semiconductor
device under illumination, and their subsequent collection at opposite electrodes. In many …

The evolution of research on monetary policy over the past two decades has been dramatic.
The 1980’s through the mid-1990’s were dominated by work building on the insights of …

The genetic architecture of autism spectrum disorder involves the interplay of common and
rare variants and their impact on hundreds of genes. Using exome sequencing, here we …

Covering: 1988 to 2012 This review presents recommended nomenclature for the biosynthesis
of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs), a rapidly …

In On Decoloniality Walter D. Mignolo and Catherine E. Walsh explore the hidden forces of
the colonial matrix of power, its origination, transformation, and current presence, while …

… As more and more pathogens emerge that are resistant to existing antibiotics, Fischbach
and Walsh (p. 1089) review why renewed efforts must be made to find not only new antibiotics …