W. D. Hamilton memorial

Individual selection and altruistic relationships: the legacy of W. D. Hamilton.

Bill Hamilton, one of the most influential Darwinian thinkers of our time, was, above all, immensely curious. He was intrigued by nature's riddles, whether they arose in his backyard or in the faraway rain forests of Brazil or Africa, where he recently came to his tragic death. Walking with him in the woods or in the desert, sometimes even in a crowded street in the midst of a city, one had to ...

Decoding the Cardiac Message The 2011 Thomas W . Smith Memorial

This review reflects and expands on the contents of my presentation at the Thomas W. Smith Memorial Lecture at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 2011. “Decoding the cardiac message” refers to accumulating results from ongoing microRNA research that is altering longstanding concepts of the mechanisms for, and consequences of, messenger RNA (mRNA) regulation in the heart. First, I p...

W. R. D. Fairbairn

Memorial of Joseph Murray

It has not been too long since we realized that Joseph Murray (1919-2012) has passed away while we heard this sad news 2 weeks ago. We never forget his memories and trip for the first time on 14th November 1974to Iran. He returned to our country one more time later to share his experiences with the country specialists. It is a great sorrow that he did not see our progress in plastic and reconst...

Witamina D w chorobach alergicznych Vitamin D in allergic disorders

Vitamin D is a factor that plays a significant role in calcium-phosphate balance. It has an effect on bone metabolism and also has modulator and anti-inflammatory activity. It is claimed that vitamin D inhibits immunological reactions with Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes. The influence of vitamin D on Th2 lymphocytes is not clear. The main effect of vitamin D is probably the activation of Treg lymphoc...