How to survive an 11-storey fall

How to survive an OSHA audit.

How to Survive Aneuploidy

Aneuploidy, or an abnormal number of chromosomes, adversely affects cell growth, but it is also linked with cancer and tumorigenesis. Now, Torres et al. (2010) help to resolve this paradox by demonstrating that aneuploid yeast cells can evolve mutations in the proteasome protein degradation pathway that alleviate imbalances in protein production and increase the cell's proliferative capacities.

How to Survive in Hospital

Dy f\ainarine vvnitenorn Eyre Methuen, 85p As a little something to take along to a hospital patient, this book has a great deal going for it. The pictures (by Bill Tidy), while lacking the great Giles' special brand of malicious hospital humour, are funny and reasonably apposite. The text is informative and lighthearted enough without being arch or gigglegiggle (a rare enough achievement in hu...

How to survive an EHR meaningful use audit.

Andrew Pasternak, MD, MS I 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented the meaningful use (MU) program to promote the use of electronic health records (EHRs) in hospitals and physician offices. If measured by how many physicians currently use EHRs, the program has been successful; the percentage of offices using an EHR has increased from 48 percent in 2009 to 72 percent...

How bacteria survive an acid trip.

The evolutionary pressure to populate rewarding niches can require organisms to survive high-risk environments. For bacteria that inhabit the nutrient-rich human gut, whether they are our friends or foes, the trip through the stomach requires clever strategies to survive harsh, low-pH conditions. Gut-resident Escherichia coli strains deploy a complex set of responses to counter the impact of th...