What determines organ size? A screen for plant strains showing natural variation in root length has identified a novel gene that modulates root growth rate by controlling cell division and elongation at the root tip.

BACKGROUND The skill of the person who asks about organ donation and the timing of the conversation may have an impact on the likelihood of obtaining consent from a patient's relatives. The purpose of the study was to investigate the experience that intensive care doctors and neurosurgeons have of treating organ donors and communicating with their relatives, as well as the doctors' own learning...

It is a great fortune to have Professor Y.C. Fung as the Honorary Editor for the journal “Mechanics and Chemistry of Biosystems”. It is also my great fortune that Professor Satya Atluri (Editor-in-Chief) has asked me to write a tribute to Dr. Fung and his contributions to mechanics of biosystems or biomechanics. In casting off the first volume of the journal, this dedication is most appropriate...

*Correspondence: Katayoun Najafizadeh, MD, Associated Professor of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplantation Research Center, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Darabad, Niavaran, Tehran, Iran Phone: +98-21-2610-9966 E-mail: [email protected] In 2010, there were only some 4.3 organ donors per one million population in Iran while, on average, the rate was 10–20 donors per one mi...