The Sister's Son in Samoa

Ectrodactyly in sisters and half sisters.

An extended family is described in which four sisters and half sisters presented with ectrodactyly. Two of the sisters had associated agenesis of the tibiae. The paper describes the malformations and discusses the management and possible genetic inheritance involved. An autosomal recessive gene seems likely to be the mode of inheritance.

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters

The sisters of mindfulness.

This article introduces the issue of Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session entitled "Beyond Meditation: Mindfulness-Related Clinical Practices." In the article, I describe how the "sisters of mindfulness"-forgiveness, gratitude, loving-kindness, compassion, acceptance, and best-self visualization-are each interconnected and important forms of mindfulness as well as tenets of Buddhist psych...

The Evolution of Orality in Samoa

Orality and literacy are two very different yet permanently related aspects of human language. All languages have their origins in primary orality, and only a fraction of all existing languages have actually ever been written down. This research focuses on the adoption of literacy by the Pacific island nation of Samoa and the active response taken by Samoan citizens in the face of this tremendo...

The bond between sisters

The accurate segregation of chromosomes in mitosis is ensured by the association of sister chromatids from S phase until their stable orientation toward opposite poles of the metaphase spindle. Only at the onset of anaphase is the cohesion between sister chromatids released, allowing them to segregate from one another. Sister chromatid cohesion is likewise essential during meiosis, but in a mor...