Methamphetamine Manufactured from Pseudoephedrine; Both as Double-Edged Swords

Temperate Bacterial Viruses as Double-Edged Swords in Bacterial Warfare

It has been argued that bacterial cells may use their temperate viruses as biological weapons. For instance, a few bacterial cells among a population of lysogenic cells could release the virus and kill susceptible non-lysogenic competitors, while their clone mates would be immune. Because viruses replicate inside their victims upon infection, this process would amplify their number in the arena...

Commentary: Money and models: double-edged swords.

Being richer rather than poorer is well known to be associated with a longer and healthier life. It is a small leap from this long-standing observation to the proposition that giving money to people could offer them this same advantage. But evaluation of this simple premise has been hampered by the nonrandom fashion in which wealth is typically distributed. Apart from lotteries, people rarely r...

Double-Edged Swords of Innate Immunity Neutrophil Extracellular Traps:

Autophagy and Its Effects: Making Sense of Double-Edged Swords

Autophagy is the mechanism by which cellular material is delivered to lysosomes and degraded. This process has become a major focus of biological and biomedical research with thousands of papers published each year and rapidly growing appreciation that autophagy affects many normal and pathological processes. However, as we learn more about this evolutionarily ancient process, we are discoverin...

Are internal knowledge transfer strategies double-edged swords?

Purpose – After identifying two kinds of internal knowledge transfer strategies, the purpose of this paper is to examine their effectiveness and whether they induce knowledge spillovers among firms. Design/methodology/approach – This study collected data in China and 219 questionnaires were achieved. Then, structure equation model by LISREL was used for hypotheses testing. Findings – The empiri...