Liposomes are spherical vesicles consisting of one or more concentric phospholipid bilayers
enclosing an aqueous core. Being both nontoxic and biodegradable, liposomes represent …

Male factor infertility is increasing in developed countries, and several factors linked to
lifestyle have been shown to negatively affect spermatogenesis. Sertoli cells are pivotal to …

The discovery and introduction of antimicrobial agents to clinical medicine was one of the
greatest medical triumphs of the 20th century that revolutionized the treatment of bacterial …

The IASLC Staging and Prognostic Factors Committee has collected a new database of
94,708 cases donated from 35 sources in 16 countries around the globe. This has now been …

Trametes hirsuta and a purified laccase from this organism were able to degrade triarylmethane,
indigoid, azo, and anthraquinonic dyes. Initial decolorization velocities depended on …

We report here the identification of a gene associated with the hyperparathyroidism–jaw
tumor (HPT–JT) syndrome. A single locus associated with HPT–JT (HRPT2) was previously …

In a previous study, four Salmonella isolates from humans in the Henan province of China
showed reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin (MIC, 0.125 to 0.25 μg/ml) but were susceptible …

Context: Telomerase promoter mutations (TERT) were recently described in follicular cell-derived
thyroid carcinomas (FCDTC) and seem to be more prevalent in aggressive cancers. …

Background Antibiotic resistance is a major health problem, as drugs that were once highly
effective no longer cure bacterial infections. WGS has previously been shown to be an …

Wool and silk were dissolved and used for the preparation of blended films. Two systems
are proposed: (1) blend films of silk fibroin and keratin aqueous solutions and (2) silk fibroin …