Editorial: We Are Indeed International

Editorial: Presence: Where Are We?

179 IN 1978, THE PHILOSOPHER DANIEL DENNETT presented us with an interesting and entertaining thought experiment entitled “Where am I?” as the last chapter of his Brainstorms book.1 Dennett recounts the story of a “curious episode” in his life where his brain got surgically separated from his body, with each connection between them restored by placing two “microminiaturized radio transceivers” ...

Editorial : We ' ve Come a Long Way but Are We

The two-part article on the development and implementation of a resident classification system for long-term care facilities by Cathy Charles and Corinne Schalm in this issue of the Journal merits special attention. The description of the process and work involved in attempting to develop an equitable funding arrangement for these facilities provides a good example of the contribution applied r...

Viral ssRNAs are indeed compact.

DNA is the genetic material of all living things, except for viruses, most of which have genomes that are RNA – not DNA. Further, the majority of viral RNA genomes are single stranded (ss) rather than duplex chains. The simplest of these ssRNA viruses, whether infecting bacteria, plants, or animals, involve a single copy of their genome, protected (“packaged”) by a single-molecule-thick spheric...

Molecular Targets for Endometriosis Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

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Editorial: Engineering Rumen Metabolic Pathways: Where We Are, and Where Are We Heading