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The article reports that for many years Laura Manuelidis, a neuropathologist from Yale University has been arguing that the Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused by virus. A recent paper by Manuelidis at the National Academy of Sciences shows that the debate is not over. The paper displays virus-like particles in infected cells and does not deny the prion hypothesis, it only shows that identification of disease source is difficult. Comments of many neurologists on this issue are also presented.

The article reports on the research conducted by Ronald Breaker and colleagues of the Yale University regarding the significance of cyclic-di-GMP to bacteria in New Haven, Connecticut. Researchers discovered that cyclic-di-GMP is a small but important substance because it signals molecules that controls the lifestyle choices in bacteria. They found that when bacteria gathers together, they tend to encase themselves and their neighbours in a carbohydrate slime , forming a biofilm. They discovered that cyclic-di-GMP can bind certain proteins, thus modulating the activity of flagellar motors.

An interview with William Herbst of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut is presented. When asked about the significance of the discovery of KH15D star on his study, he claims that he and his colleagues have searched for stars with odd behaviors using the geometry of the system surrounding the star. He cites that KH15D star is a winking star because it transforms from normal brightness to undetectable during course of single day. He also explores the challenges in doing the research.

In this article, the author discusses the striking balance between work, family, and friends and leisure in science. She reflects on her experiences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs where she manages to balance recreation and art classes in graduate school. She is critical on the measurement of the quality of work of a laboratory (Lab) member and the time spent in the lab.

Reports that a protest by Chinese graduate students at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has revealed the plight of a vulnerable workforce in U.S. laboratories. Denial of the university regarding the accusation of a Chinese graduate student on student discrimination; Culture shock of foreign students studying in the U.S.; Consensus in the Chinese community over how serious discrimination are.

The article focuses on a research conducted by Vincent Lynch and Günter Wagner at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, related to animal evolution. Accordingly, researchers carried out a phylogenetic analysis of 41 species of boa snake by using of recent DNA data. Through the parsimonious explanation of the phylogeny, it stresses that one of only two species of egg-laying boa known as Eryx jayakari, an Arabian sand boa, re-evolved in 60 million years after transition to live birth.

The article reports on the scientific discovery about the potential of ecosystem to recover from damages, conducted by Holly Jones and Oswald Schmitz at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. It states that Jones and Schmitz found out that ecosystems will be able to recover from damages brought about by human activities and natural disasters in less than 56 years. The researchers also found out that it takes on five years for the deep-ocean ecosystems to recover from damages.