New Year … New Beginnings

New Beginnings.

Transitions in life are both inevitable and critical. Over the past 6 months, CQO has commenced an important shift as its founding editorial team has finished its remarkable term and a new group of editors takes over the journal for the next 5 years. As the incoming Editor-in-Chief for CQO’s new group of editors, I am excited and humbled by the opportunities that now lie before us. This is my f...

New beginnings.

of a wife who has spent a lot of time in Young Women, I have attended many “New Beginnings.” I have always liked the name but sometimes half jokingly say to Susan, “Why do Young Women call it ‘New Beginnings’? Why not just ‘Beginnings’? What is the diff erence between a ‘beginning’ and a ‘new beginning’?” Isn’t ‘new’ redundant?” Lately, however, I have felt new appreciation for the “new” in “Ne...

New beginnings.

New Beginnings for Medical Gas Research

Research We are pleased to announce that Medical Gas Research is now being published with Medknow Publications! Med-know Publications is a part of Wolters Kluwer Health and is among the largest open access publishers worldwide with over 350 print and online journals. Medknow also provides immediate free access without charging for submission, processing, or publication of articles. This has all...

Transcription Blockage Leads to New Beginnings

Environmental agents are constantly challenging cells by damaging DNA, leading to the blockage of transcription elongation. How do cells deal with transcription-blockage and how is transcription restarted after the blocking lesions are removed? Here we review the processes responsible for the removal of transcription-blocking lesions, as well as mechanisms of transcription restart. We also disc...