Comparison of oxidative properties, light absorbance, total and elemental mass concentration of ambient PM2.5 collected at 20 European sites (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: It has been proposed that the redox activity of particles may represent a major determinant of their toxicity. We measured the in vitro ability of ambient fine particles [particulate matter
Species-specific typing of DNA based on palindrome frequency patterns (Publications)
DNA in its natural, double-stranded form may contain palindromes, sequences which read the same from either side because they are identical to their reverse complement on the sister strand. Short pali
Genetic diversification of <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> during waves of colonization and disease in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
Although Neisseria meningitidis is a highly variable organism, most invasive disease is caused by a minority of genotypes. Hypervirulent lineages have been identified and their pandemic spread has bee
Long-term health effects of particulate and other ambient air pollution: research can progress faster if we want it to (Publications)
There is need for the assessment of long-term effects of outdoor air pollution. In fact, a considerable part of the large amount of U.S. research money that has been dedicated to investigate effects o
