Biomanipulation: Hit or myth?

Effective doctor-patient communication--a hit or a myth?

Mesopancreas: myth or reality?

CONTEXT A recently published study hypothesized the concept of 'mesopancreas', defining it as a firm, well-vascularized structure extending from the posterior surface of the pancreatic head to behind the mesenteric vessels. OBJECTIVE To verify and define mesopancreas from resection specimens obtained from fresh cadavers. DESIGN Postmortem anatomical-pathological study. SETTING Department ...

Myth or Reality?

Received July 17, 2012; final revision received September 26, 2012; accepted September 27, 2012. From the Unité Neuro-Vasculaire, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg Cedex, France (V.W.,V.L.,O.R.,M.B.,C.M.); Université de Strasbourg, EA 3072, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg Cedex, France (V.W.,O.R.,B.G.); and Université de Strasbourg, CNRS UMR-7237, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg...

Engineering approaches to biomanipulation.

This article presents a review on the existing techniques for manipulating biological cells. Because biomanipulation involves a wide range of disciplines, from biology to engineering, we concentrate on some of the key methodologies that would result in an efficient biomanipulation system. Some of the key methodologies discussed in this article for cell manipulation relate to the use of magnetic...

Quantum coherence: myth or fact?

It has recently been argued that the inability to measure the absolute phase of an electromagnetic field prohibits the representation of a laser’s output as a quantum optical coherent state. This argument has generally been considered technically correct but conceptually disturbing. Indeed, it would seem to place in question the very concept of the coherent state. Here we show that this argumen...