Die or survive? Redox changes as seed viability markers

Survive or die? Knowledge and learning for innovation as the keys to adaptability in organizations and regions

To die or not to die.

This article presents the author's personal reflections and experiences in providing case management for patients with end-of-life issues. Through case examples and practical guidelines, the reader will gain an insight into dealing with terminal states in the acute care setting. References were drawn from recent literature on the subject, and were the stimulus to this piece.

Gel or Die: Phase Separation as a Survival Strategy

Stress conditions trigger protein assembly by demixing from the cytoplasm, but the biological significance is still unclear. In this issue of Cell, Riback et al. report that the yeast poly(A)-binding protein 1 (Pab1) is a phase-separating stress sensor that boosts organismal fitness under physiological stress conditions.

Adapt or die?

The worldwide economic recession and the concomitant limited stock of finances have had an influence on the available money of every household and have also inhibited the improvement of socio-economic conditions and medicine. The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) has the objective of improving the living conditions of the people with regard to housing, education, training and healt...

To Die or to Survive, a Fatal Question for the Destiny of Prostate Cancer Cells after Androgen Deprivation Therapy

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin cancer in adult males in North America and is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. For locally advanced or metastatic disease, androgen deprivation, through medical or surgical castration, is the primary treatment to induce prostate cancer cell death and extend patient survival. However, the vast majority of cancers prog...