Pacifying Disruptive Subjects

A disruptive sequencer meets disruptive publishing.

Nanopore sequencing was recently made available to users in the form of the Oxford Nanopore MinION. Released to users through an early access programme, the MinION is made unique by its tiny form factor and ability to generate very long sequences from single DNA molecules. The platform is undergoing rapid evolution with three distinct nanopore types and five updates to library preparation chemi...

Disruptive Technology

The term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, improving with time and ultimately attacking established products in their traditional markets. This con...

[Disruptive nocturnal behavior in elderly subjects: could it be a parasomnia?].

Parasomnias are sleep-related abnormal behaviors. They are frequent and overlooked causes of nocturnal disruptive behavior in the elderly, especially when patients are cognitively impaired. Confusion and violence can result in sleep disruption, injuries for the patients or their bed partners, caregivers distress, and they can be a motive for institutionalization. Parasomnias include the NonREM ...

Disruptive behavior

Disruptive influence

Cachexia, a condition that kills about one-fifth of cancer patients, may be linked to Rb-a protein that is already linked to various cancers-moving from the cell nucleus to the cytoplasm.