A historic hotel marquee above the Clark Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights came crashing down Sunday morning, forcing the MTA to suspend service at the station. The awning, located at the station’s Henry Street entrance, marked the bygone St. George Hotel. The subway entrance, opened in 1919, was built into the hotel’s lobby, which is now occupied by retailers. …
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The plant virus that trains your immune system to kill cancer
A virus that typically infects black-eyed peas is showing great promise as a low-cost, potent cancer immunotherapy — and researchers are uncovering why. In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other plant viruses, …
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