This covers a series of lectures delivered by the late Mr. Chance in the j^ear 1852 and subsequently at the City Orthopaedic Hospital, including many illustrations drawn by the late author "on the wood" from casts of cases, and brought up to date by the editor. It is written in a pleasant scientific style, and we note quotations from the late Dr. J. C. Prichard, of Bristol, on Researches into t...

Citation: Moore JP and Farrant JM (2015) Editorial: Current advances and challenges in understanding plant desiccation tolerance. One of the most exciting and gratifying privileges of having edited this research topic on plant desiccation tolerance is that we received papers and reviews on resurrection plant species (particularly angiosperms) covering five continents, almost six, although unfor...

The presence of Umar,1 a zealous Gambian Muslim in his early thirties, filled my host’s living room with a pious atmosphere. When my host offered him a seat on the couch, Umar declined, claiming that he – following the Prophet Muhammad’s example – preferred to sit on the floor. He also declined the bottle of Fanta soft drink my host offered him, saying that he preferred drinking water. As the P...