AGING AND NUTRITION: WHERE WE’VE BEEN AND WHERE WE’RE GOING

I-36: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is now considered routine in IVF laboratories with micromanipulation capability and access to genetic diagnostic services. The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of PGD, the number of cycles performed, and the indications for which PGD has been used. This increase has been mirrored by a slow, but steady, increase in the range o...

Where we were, where we are, where we are going.

Where We Were… Where We Are… Where We Are Going…

Ethical Decision Making: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going

Research on ethical decision making, or behavioral ethics, in organizations has developed from a small niche area to a burgeoning stand-alone field, one that has gained not only in number of articles written but in the legitimacy of the topic and the field. Our review motivated us to first try and summarize the field, not by comparing it to existing theoretical paradigms, but rather by observin...

Liver transplantation: where it's been and where it's going.

The ultimate therapeutic step in the treatment of hepatic disease is the provision of a new liver with or without removal of the affected native organ. As of the writing of this manuscript, nearly 2000 liver transplants have been performed in the United States alone. Probably another 1000 have been performed in other parts of the world. Two approaches to liver transplantation have been utilized...

Where we have been, where we are going.