Pastmasters from another Century

A study on the definitions of religion from another view

As another new year of this century approaches

From another time.

I 1954 the College of General Practice of Canada was formed amid dire pre dict ions that general practitioners were going the way of the dodo and would soon be replaced by specialists who would provide much better, more scientifi c care. I n th i s co m memorative issue of Canadian Family Physician, celebrating 50 years of postponed extinction, we present a snapshot of practice and the times du...

Separating one organic from another

Env’s transmembrane domain revealed HIV-1’s envelope protein (Env) spans the viral membrane and grants the virus entry into host cells. Env is also the sole protein of HIV-1 that is targeted by antibodies, making it a key target for vaccine design. Dev et al. used nuclear magnetic resonance to determine an atomic-level structure of the membrane-spanning region of Env in a lipid bicelle. Env’s t...

From One Crayfish to Another

study cultured stem cells from human embryos can proceed without violating the federal ban on embryo research in general. Since that decision, a great deal of excitement has arisen over the possibility that treatment of neurological disease may take a giant leap forward in the near future. The secrets to everything from preventing Alzheimer's Disease to reversing spinal cord damage may soon be ...