Discovering the genetic basis of essential hypertension: hypes and hopes.

In Vitro Production of Germ Cells from Stem Cells: Hypes and Hopes

Several lines of evidence have reported that mouse ESCs can successfully differentiate into primordial germ cells (PGC) as well as into mature male and female gametes. Human ESCs and adult stem cells (ASCs) can also differentiate into PGCs. Differentiation of ESCs into germ cells of various stages seems to be a spontaneous and quick process, probably due to the nature of ESCs themselves and the...

Hypes, hopes and translational challenges on the path to cures

ATP2B1 rs2681472 and STK39 rs35929607 polymorphisms and risk of Hypertension in Iranian Population

    Background: ATP2B1 and STK39 have been introduced as essential hypertension candidate genes. The association of these genes’ variations have not been studied in Iranian population yet. Here we aimed to investigate the association of ATP2B1 rs2681472 and STK39 rs35929607 polymorphisms with the risk of hypertension in an Iranian population.    Methods: We inclu...

Hypes, hopes and actualities: new digital Cartesianism and bodies in cyberspace

‘New Digital Cartesianism’ investigates the socio-material power inequities embedded in text-based, computer-mediated communication (CMC). Is the body really transcended in text-based computer-mediated communication? This article summarizes software and hardware advertising ‘hypes’, cyber-enthusiast ‘hopes’, and the ‘actualities’ of CMC which contradict this virtual dream of pure minds communic...

The Hoops, Hopes, and Hypes of Human Microbiome Research

Recent developments in sequencing methods and bioinformatics analysis tools have greatly enabled the culture-independent analysis of complex microbial communities associated with environmental samples, plants, and animals. This has led to a spectacular increase in the number of studies on both membership and functionalities of these hitherto invisible worlds, in particular those of the human mi...