Cleric who led relief trips to Cuba dies at 80
The Rev. Lucius Walker, who led an annual pilgrimage of U.S. aid volunteers to Cuba in defiance of Washington's nearly half-century-old trade embargo, died Tuesday of a heart attack in New York. He was 80.
Veeco and other LED companies hit by downgrade
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Light-Emitting-Diode, or LED, companies stumbled Wednesday after Avian Securities downgraded Aixtron AG and Veeco Instruments Inc. from positive to neutral. Shares of Aixtron fell 5.7% while Veeco stumbled 8.9%. Shares of another company in the sector were also hit, with Cree Inc. off 5.3%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as ...
Brown-led research divines structure for class of proteins
A research team led by Brown University has determined the structure for three proteins in a class known as intrinsically disordered proteins. The findings, reported in Structure, are important because they show how these proteins fold with the regulator protein phosphatase-1, which must happen for biological instructions to be passed along.
Team led by Scripps Research scientist identifies new gene for memory
( Scripps Research Institute ) A team led by a Scripps Research Institute scientist has for the first time identified a new gene that is required for memory formation in Drosophila, the common fruit fly. The gene may have similar functions in humans, shedding light on neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or human learning disabilities.
LED Projects
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