Editorial: A critical life course stage

Editorial: Wired for Life

Fossil fuels and fossil fuel derived chemicals are limited, non-renewable, and foreseen to run out in the near future. To find viable solutions for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals, significant efforts are being made by the scientific community. For example, some microorganisms have been shown to produce fuels or chemicals using renewable electricity charged electrodes as electro...

Embodied Artificial Life - Editorial

Two-Stage Nerve Graft in Severe Scar: A Time-Course Study in a Rat Model

excessive scarring; paralleling the process in tendon reconstruction of the hand. Inspired by the advantages of the two-stage technique in tendon grafting and with encouraging preliminary results, we aimed to investigate the two-stage nerve grafting technique as an alternative method of secondary nerve repair. Methods:  Thirty female rats (~200 g) were randomly distributed into two groups (n=15...

Emerging Adulthood: A New Stage in the Life Course Implications for Policy Development Discussion Paper

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Not a medical course, but a life course.

—Sir William Osler, The Student of Medicine Beyond providing a foundation in medical knowledge and skills, an effective medical education also must develop students’ abilities to recognize and fill current and future knowledge gaps. Given the flood of information and innovation— often from commercial interests such as pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers— our medical students and t...