In recent months a bumper crop of genomes has been completed, including the fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) and rice (Oryza sativa). Two large-scale studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae protein complexes provided a picture of the eukaryotic proteome as a network of complexes. Amongst the other stories of interest was a demonstration that proteomic analysis of blood samples can be used ...

LabRatTM is an autonomous, self-contained mobile robot kit with batteries, motors, two bumper whisker sensors, and three infrared proximity sensors that double as channels for "Rat-to-Rat" communication. The LabRatTM design is completely open source, including software examples and libraries. LabRatTM is designed to fit inside the body of a computer mouse and has applications in the classroom, ...

INTRODUCTION The treatment effects and the short-term (0.9 +/- 0.45 years) relapse potential of phase I slow maxillary expansion, with a bonded palatal expander or a quad-helix appliance combined with a mandibular banded Crozat/lip bumper and followed by 12 to 15 months of retention, were examined. METHODS Pretreatment (8.8 +/- 1.7 years) and posttreatment (11.1 +/- 1.7 years) models of 54 pa...

A 55-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and liver metastasis presented with sudden abdominal pain after administration of water through the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The PEGwas placed 1 year prior at another hospital by the pull technique with endoscopic confirmation and used without intercurrence (Figure 1). Hepatomegaly related to liver metastasis was already known at...