Bright Prospects or an Omnious Future

The riddle of protein diagnostics: future bleak or bright?

The theory behind an exploding kaleidoscope of protein biomarker research is that reproducible molecular differences that correlate with important medical attributes can be discovered in patient samples and that these molecules can be measured with clinical tests to obtain useful medical information. How could this not be true? Chorionic gonadotropin and cardiac troponins are very good biomarke...

The Future of the Hydrogen Economy : Bright or Bleak ?

In the past, many have considered the production and use of hydrogen, assuming that it is just another gaseous fuel and can be handled much like natural gas in today’s energy economy. With this study we present an analysis of the energy required to operate an elemental hydrogen economy, with particular reference to road transport. High-grade electricity from renewable or nuclear sources is need...

The State of Islamic Finance: Post-crisis and Future Prospects

The main purpose of this paper is to trace epistemological roots of conventional and Islamic finance. Based on an extensive literature review, this paper aims to highlight, explain, and discuss an ideal conventional and Islamic financial system. The ideal conventional financial system is discussed in light of various writings by Smith and Arrow, based on Arrow-Debreu model. On the other ...

A Bright, Shiny Future

Synthetic nucleases for genome engineering in plants: prospects for a bright future.

By inducing double-strand breaks (DSB), it is possible to initiate DNA recombination. For a long time, it was not possible to use DSB induction for efficient genome engineering due to the lack of a means to target DSBs to specific sites. This limitation was overcome by development of modified meganucleases and synthetic DNA-binding domains. Domains derived from zinc-finger transcription factors...