Cambridge Core BlogJoin the Corporate Constitutionalism Online Discussion
This month the journal Itinerario publishes a Discussion Forum about ‘Corporate Constitutionalism’. The Discussion Forum is closely tied to Dr William A.…
Archive for January 2016
Algal blooms and the danger to human health
In this blog Elisa Berdalet discusses her recent Journal of the Marine Biological Association paper Marine harmful algal blooms, human health and wellbeing: challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.…
Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters
The January International Psychogeriatrics Article of the Month is entitled “Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters – a systematic review and meta-analysis” by Georgina Parker, David Lie, Dan J.…
Business and Human Rights in the American legal academy
Until recently, the U.S. legal academy has taken a relatively narrow approach to to business and human rights scholarship...
Improving the palatability of meat: A review
The palatability of meat is mainly determined by marbling and tenderness. Tender meat, which contains more intramuscular fat and less connective tissue, is demanded by consumers and the presence and cross-linking of intramuscular connective tissue reduces meat tenderness and is mainly synthesized by fibroblasts.
Roman innovations caused an increase in intestinal parasites
Archaeological evidence shows that intestinal parasites such as whipworm became increasingly common across Europe during the Roman Period, despite the apparent improvements the empire brought in sanitation technologies.…
Swimming bacteria, sperm increase speed through ‘corridors’ of low viscosity fluid
New research findings, published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, are yielding insights into the physics behind the swimming behavior of bacteria and spermatozoa that could lead to a better understanding of the mechanisms affecting fertility and formation of bacterial biofilms that foul everything from implantable medical devices to industrial pipes.