“Academic Détente”

Arms Race or Détente? How Interfirm Alliance Announcements Change the Stock Market Valuation of Rivals

Most prior event studies find that the announcement of a new alliance is accompanied by a positive stock market response for the partners. This result has usually been interpreted as evidence for the prevailing view that alliances are effective vehicles for partners to acquire or access new skills and thus become stronger competitors. However, partners should also earn positive abnormal returns...

Lymphotoxins and cytomegalovirus cooperatively induce interferon-beta, establishing host-virus détente.

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related cytokines regulate cell death and survival and provide strong selective pressures for viruses, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), to evolve counterstrategies in order to persist in immune-competent hosts. Signaling by the lymphotoxin (LT)-beta receptor or TNF receptor-1, but not Fas or TRAIL receptors, inhibits the cytopathicity and replication of human CMV by a ...

Academic Pathology

Academic bigotry.

The fields of cancer epidemiology, biomarkers, and prevention in the 21st Century are hallmarked by calls for transdisciplinary, translational investigations of cancer. Given the complex multifactorial etiology of cancer, these collaborative interactions are critical. Despite the need for better communication among researchers, barriers still exist that limit scientific progress. First an examp...

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