Two-for-One: A Physics Discovery Suggests a New Way to Treat Malaria *Editor: Carlyle Webb* To most of us, crystals mean jewelry, geodes, or science kits. In reality, crystallization underlies a huge range of phenomena central to human health—from bone formation to Alzheimer’s disease (amyloid fibrils) to drug manufacturing. Peter Vekilov and colleagues at the University […]

Molecular understanding of drug interactions suggests pathway to better malaria treatments *By Jeannie Kever* Researchers from the University of Houston and the Université libre de Bruxelles published findings in *Nature* demonstrating for the first time at the molecular level what happens when two antimalarial compounds that each inhibit hematin crystal growth are combined. The results […]

Hovering with SpaceX 16 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Dragon CRS-16 cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station on Dec. 5, 2018. The SpaceX Falcon 9 was ferrying material for the inauguration of several projects and we are honored to play a role in this mission. *The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle […]