“Disruptive Emergencies”

A disruptive sequencer meets disruptive publishing.

Nanopore sequencing was recently made available to users in the form of the Oxford Nanopore MinION. Released to users through an early access programme, the MinION is made unique by its tiny form factor and ability to generate very long sequences from single DNA molecules. The platform is undergoing rapid evolution with three distinct nanopore types and five updates to library preparation chemi...

Pediatric Emergencies: Non-traumatic Abdominal Emergencies

These causes are age related and can broadly be divided into those that occur in the neonatal period, the infant and toddler, and the child aged 3 years to teenager (Table 1). It must be always kept in mind that, inevitably, there is some overlap and common entities can present atypically. The presenting symptoms of an abdominal emergency in childhood are mainly vomiting, abdominal distension, ...

Disruptive Technology

The term "disruptive technology" as coined by Christensen (1997) refers to a new technology having lower cost and performance measured by traditional criteria, but having higher ancillary performance. Christensen finds that disruptive technologies may enter and expand emerging market niches, improving with time and ultimately attacking established products in their traditional markets. This con...

Disruptive behavior

Disruptive influence

Cachexia, a condition that kills about one-fifth of cancer patients, may be linked to Rb-a protein that is already linked to various cancers-moving from the cell nucleus to the cytoplasm.