Frank Ruddle, a pioneer in science and versatile in human gene mapping, transgenic technology, and several other fields in biology, has left a significant legacy. Frank was born August 19, 1929, in West New York, New Jersey, to parents who emigrated from the United Kingdom. He dropped out of high school to join the Air Force, where he served with distinction from 1946 to 1949. Like many other v...

O texto é uma resenha do livro 1929 autor mineiro Rafael Fava Beluúzio, publicado em 2021.

The males of Tobias caudatus Mello-Leitão, 1929 and Tobias pustulosus Simon, 1929 are described for the first time, females are redescribed and both sexes are illustrated. New distribution records are presented for both species. Tobias monstruosus Mello-Leitão, 1929 is considered a junior synonym of T. pustulosus. The types of Tobias albovittatus Caporiacco, 1954, and Tobias gradiens Mello-Leit...

The musculoskeletal community has struggled to secure from health policymakers and providers the level of engagement the disease burden demands. Considerable effort has been expended to define boundaries of conditions within which there is a spectrum of severity but between which there is substantial overlap. Acknowledging this, rheumatologists have long debated the value of lumping vs splittin...

we lost a great human being, a staunch advocate for public health, a thorough and delving scientist, and a humanitarian par excellence. Lorenzo Tomatis, MD, above all, was a learned teacher and creative innovator. His accomplishments are legion, and his far-reaching impact on human health, including the well-being of future generations, will be impossible to replace. Tomatis was clearly a true ...

Large-scale brain networks are integral to the coordination of human behaviour, and their anatomy provides insights into the clinical presentation and progression of neurodegenerative illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, which targets the default mode network, and behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, which targets a more anterior salience network. Although the default mode network is ...

With his passing, the scientific community lost a giant whose monumental achievements were matched only by his dignity, humility, honesty, and generosity to collaborators and competitors alike. Scores of former trainees lost a beloved mentor, colleague, and friend, and his family lost a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. During a career that spanned six decades, two centuries , three con...

An investigation of name-bearing types and other relevant type specimens of twelve nominal Leptopelis taxa described from or distributed in the Eastern Arc Mountains in East Africa was carried out. Our aim was to clarify their status and where necessary revise respective nomina. We suggest several nomenclatural and taxonomic actions: 1) Leptopelis barbouri Ahl, 1929 is transferred to the synony...