In order to protect our environment and people from detrimental effects of chemicals we have employed a universal tool: the risk assessment. Traditionally, risk assessment relied upon data derived from animal studies. ...

From the final decades of the nineteenth century until the German occupation, Dutch Jews experienced unprecedented opportunities for climbing the social ladder and integrating into mainstream society. Sietske van der Veen’s ...

In pursuit of neuromorphic (brain-inspired) devices, memristors (memory-resistors) have emerged as promising candidates for emulating neuronal circuitry. Here we mathematically define a class of Simple Volatile Memristors ...

Previously, we found that Wnt and Notch signaling govern stem cells of clear cell kidney cancer (ccRCC) in patients. To mimic stem cell responses in the normal kidney in vitro in a marker-unbiased fashion, we have established ...

Azolla has various applications such as green fertilizer, substrate for potting soil, animal feed or even human consumption. The high protein content and growth speed combined with the independence on agricultural land and ...

Background: Glioblastomas manipulate the immune system both locally and systemically, yet, glioblastoma-associated changes in peripheral blood immune composition are poorly studied. Age and dexamethasone administration in ...

X inactivation is the means of equalizing the dosage of X chromosomal genes in male and female eutherian mammals, so that only one X is active in each cell. The XIST locus (in cis) on each additional X chromosome initiates ...

Recent simulations by Scanlon et al. showed seemingly spectacular results for the Waymo self-driving vehicle in simulations of real accident situations. In this paper, it is argued that the selection criteria for accident ...