Beginnings of Modern Christian Aristotelism

Celibacy in Judaism at the Time of Christian Beginnings

Endothelial cell culture: beginnings of modern vascular biology.

Endothelial cells derived from human umbilical veins were first successfully cultured in vitro in 1973. Weibel-Palade bodies and the von Willebrand factor antigen were used as morphological, immunohistochemical, and functional markers to unequivocally identify the cells. These landmark studies helped initiate the growth of modern vascular biology.

The Beginnings of Modern Research on Propolis in Poland

Propolis studies in Poland were initiated by Professor Stan Scheller in the 1960s. It was a team of Polish researchers who developed a method of introducing hydrophobic ethanol extracts of propolis (EEP) into aqueous solutions, which enabled the study of their biological properties. The studies performed in Poland showed that EEP possesses antioxidant, radioprotective, and immunostimulating pro...

Ivar Christian Bang (1869-1918), founder of modern clinical microchemistry.

In his opening address in Stockholm as an honorary paid tribute to a great Scandinavian, Ivar Christian Bang, who could " if anyone, be called the founder of modern clinical chemistry. .. he had gone so far in laying the foundation of concept and practice in modern clinical chemistry, that he may well be called its founder " (1).

A Christian Funeral Director's Reflections on the Modern Funeral