Are We Alone?

Are we alone in the universe?

Molecular Targets for Endometriosis Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

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We Are Never Alone: Living with the Human Microbiota

The human body is inhabited by millions of tiny living organisms, which, all together, are called the human microbiota. Bacteria are microbes found on the skin, in the nose, mouth, and especially in the gut. We acquire these bacteria during birth and the first years of life, and they live with us throughout our lives. The human microbiota is involved in healthy growth, in protecting the body fr...

Global implementation of genomic medicine: We are not alone.

Around the world, innovative genomic-medicine programs capitalize on singular capabilities arising from local health care systems, cultural or political milieus, and unusual selected risk alleles or disease burdens. Such individual efforts might benefit from the sharing of approaches and lessons learned in other locales. The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Academy...

The question ” Are we alone ? ” in different cultures

A survey of the worldwide litterature reveals that the question ”Are we alone in the Universe ?” has been formulated only in the ”western” litterature. Here I try to understand why it is so. To investigate this problem it is first necessary to clarify what ”western” culture means.