Daily Archives: November 18, 2016
Improving testicle cancer staging: understanding pitfalls in the diagnosis of tumor within the body’s interstate highway
Testicular cancer most commonly occurs in young men. Most testicle cancer is a type called testicular germ cell tumors. Testicular germ cell tumors can be further subclassified into tumor subtypes including seminoma and other subtypes grouped into
Dual pathways of aortic degenerative change; Calcification and Fibrosis
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common type of valvular heart disease and its prevalence increases exponentially with age. Degenerative changes continue to be the most common pathologic causes. In terms of pathologic AS phenotypes, there are
The vegetative insecticidal proteins Vip2S-Vip1S of Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillus thuringiensis is one of the most successful biological control strategies used as an alternative to the harmful chemical insecticides. Besides the crystals proteins, B. thuringiensis produces during the vegetative growth phase a second generation of insecticidal
Silk patches to repair hearts
The heart is a very sensitive organ. Once it’s “broken”, it doesn’t quite function the same way again. Biologically speaking, a common way of getting your heart broken is when you suffer a heart attack. When the
