Old Testament Word-Studies: 9. Angels, Demons, etc.

Angels and Demons: part II.

In his 2000 best-selling novel, Dan Brown tells the fictional story of an apparent plot by the Illuminati, the self-proclaimed "enlightened ones," against the Vatican. Apparently life truly does sometimes imitate art.

Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Angels or Demons?

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used in cell-based therapy in various disease conditions such as graft-versus-host and heart diseases, osteogenesis imperfecta, and spinal cord injuries, and the results have been encouraging. However, as MSC therapy gains popularity among practitioners and researchers, there have been reports on the adverse effects of MSCs especially in the context of tu...

New Testament Use of the Old Testament

The present writer has counted 224 direct citations introduced by a definite formula indicating the writer purposed to quote. To these must be added seven cases where a second quotation is introduced by the conjunction “and,” and 19 cases where a paraphrase or summary rather than a direct quotation follows the introductory formula. We may further note at least 45 instances where the similarity ...

Myb proteins: angels and demons in normal and transformed cells.

A key regulator of proliferation, differentiation and cell fate, the c-Myb transcription factor regulates the expression of hundreds of genes and is in turn regulated by numerous pathways and protein interactions. However, the most unique feature of c-Myb is that it can be converted into an oncogenic transforming protein through a few mutations that completely change its activity and specificit...

Combining Angels, Demons and Miracles in Program Speciications