David Dunér, Världsmaskinen. Emanuel Swedenborgs naturfilosofi. Nya Doxa 2004 (558 s.)

Commentary: David Kupfer, Ph.D., 1925-2004.

Dr. David Kupfer of Worcester, Massachusetts died on December 11, 2004, at the age of 79. The cause of death was a heart attack. Dr. Kupfer was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1925 to Zalman and Malka Kupfer. In 1933 Zalman moved to Palestine, and in 1934 Malka, David, and his brother, Moshe (Mike), joined him in Tel Aviv. In the 6th grade, David won the all-city Bible contest (for 6th to 8th grader...

Ezekiel J . Emanuel ; David Wendler ; Christine Grady What Makes Clinical Research Ethical ?

Annette Rid ; Ezekiel J . Emanuel ; David Wendler Evaluating the Risks of Clinical Research

Emanuel Swedenborg.

How is it that the name of a brilliant 18th century scientist and philosopher, many of whose exceptional achievements were often advanced for his time, is almost never mentioned in the annals of science? And how did it happen that a man very deeply dedicated to the advancement of science experienced a vision that completely altered the course of his life? We suggest, based on his extensive self...

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We present a simple and inexpensive method for the capture and release of bacteria contained in an array of conical nanopores on a membrane inside a microfluidic device. As an example, we demonstrate that cyanobacteria can be captured, one bacterium per pore, in a defined orientation with over 500 bacteria per membrane with viabilities as high as 100%. The device can also specifically capture c...