September 21, 2018

Latest Campus Green Roof Shows Progress, Promise
By Carla Garnett
“It’s not easy being green.” With apologies to Kermit the Frog, the latest eco-friendly roof installment on campus, at the Northwest Child Care Center, hasn’t found any difficulties yet being green. In fact, it’s quickly becoming a model for future structures.

Water Tanks Fill to Serve Campus Needs
By Rich McManus
Since most NIH’ers are never going to go back there, let’s talk a little about the two giant water tanks recently constructed on the south side of campus.
Philosopher Ponders Lessons, Unknowns of Mapping Cancer Genome
By Dana Talesnik
Delving into the genetics of cancer can seem an endless challenge. Despite all its complexity, there’s been great progress thanks to advances in sequencing technologies.
Results Alone Don’t Always Attract Science Press
By Greg Lavine
When Washington Post reporter Sarah Kaplan evaluates a science pitch, she wants something more. She talked to attendees at an annual retreat for the NIAMS Intramural Research Program recently about how a human element can make a big difference.

On the Cover

Coronavirus spike protein structure. Illustration shows a viral membrane decorated with spike glycoproteins; highlighted in red is a potential neutralization site, which is a protein that might be used as a target for vaccines to combat coronaviruses such as MERS-CoV.

David Veesler, University of Washington, NIH Funding from NIGMS

September 21, 2018

Vol. LXX, No. 19

September 21, 2018

Vol. LXX, No. 19

September 21, 2018

Latest Campus Green Roof Shows Progress, Promise

Water Tanks Fill to Serve Campus Needs

Philosopher Ponders Lessons, Unknowns of Mapping Cancer Genome

Results Alone Don’t Always Attract Science Press

On the Cover

The NIH Record