Gordon C. Roadarmel 1932-1972

Effects of untreated syphilis in the negro male, 1932 to 1972: a closure comes to the Tuskegee study, 2004.

hen Ernest Hendon died in January 2004 at the age of 96, a closure finally came to the uskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis (TSUS) of 932 to 1972. Mr. Hendon, who was the last surivor of the TSUS, made the above remark shortly efore his death, describing why he participated in research project that nowadays—just a few deades later—is not even conceivable. Mr. Hendon’s ecent death occasions a ret...

1972 , Volume , Issue Nov-1972

It makes swept insertion and return loss measurements simultaneously, overa wide frequency range. TO THE MICROWAVE ENGINEER, an instru ment that measures insertion and return loss simultaneously, over a broad band, would be as useful as is the voltmeter to other electronic special ists, provided it is made practical in several im portant ways. • Its measurements must really refer to the micro...

Robin Holliday 1932–2014

Robin Holliday When the founder of a field of investigation departs from our midst, there is the palpable feeling among his or her close associates that an era has come to an end. Such is the sense that the elders of the field of genetic recombination feel with the passing of Robin Holliday, whose very name is synonymous with the process. Hediedathis homeon theoutskirtsofSydney, Australia, on t...

Op-brhe130268 1931..1932

We have known about the strong association between AS and the HLA-B*27 (B*27) gene for the past 40 years; however, the mechanism with which only some allomorphs of the HLA-B27 molecule, as well as some other HLA class I molecules, are involved in the occurrence of SpAs is still unclear [1]. In this issue of Rheumatology, Cauli et al. [2] present data that may aid our understanding of this mecha...

Éditorial: Edmond Bianco (1932-2005)