“If there is nothing beyond the organic...”

Modern literary interpretation in understanding the meaning of the verse ‘There is nothing like Him’

Numerous views have been expressed by commentators and writers about the literary aspect and the meaning of the Qurchr('39')anic phrase "There is nothing like Him". The sequence of the words "ka" and "like" in the holy verse, has led to two literary and semantic illusions. The literary illusion is that "ka" seems to be redundant and the semantic illusion is the word ‘like’ indirectly proves the...

"If there is nothing beyond the organic..." Heredity and culture at the boundaries of anthropology in the work of Alfred L. Kroeber.

When, in turn-of-the-20 th -century America, Alfred L. Kroeber continued the work of Franz Boas, in establishing anthropology as an academic discipline in the US, he defined culture as a phenomenon sui generis. For this he asked geneticists to enter into a coalition against hereditarian thoughts prevalent at that time in the US. To goal was to make room for anthropology as part of academia and ...

If There Is Really a Notable Concern about Allergenicity of Genetically Modified Foods?

In recent decades, biotechnologists have striven to improve the quantity and quality of food supply. Producing genetically modified (GM) foods is one of the main goals and many countries all over the world have approved the distribution and consumption of the labeled GM foods in their own regions. However, there are still few groups having concerns about allergenicity of GM foods. This review h...

There is nothing wrong with inclusive fitness

1 Center for Systems Biology, Harvard University, Bauer Laboratory, 7 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA 2 Zoological Institute, University of Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium 3 Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK, S10 2TN 4 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University, MS 170, 6100 Main, Houst...

“If It Is Written by Allah, There Is Nothing That Can Stop It”: Saudi women’s breast cancer narratives