Editorial: Focus on Indian migrations

EDITORIAL: Focus on Attosecond Physics

Editorial Nanobiotechnology today : focus on nanoparticles

In the recent years the nanobiotechnology field and the Journal of Nanobiotechnology readership have witnessed an increase in interest towards the nanoparticles and their biological effects and applications. These include bottom-up and molecular self-assembly, biological effects of naked nanoparticles and nano-safety, drug encapsulation and nanotherapeutics, and novel nanoparticles for use in m...

Editorial: Focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a serious systemic autoimmune disease. In the absence of specific targeted therapies, the majority of patients suffer inadequate disease control: a 20-year-old diagnosed with SLE has up to a 10% chance of death before turning 40. SLE has long been considered the archetypical autoimmune disease, involving innate and adaptive mechanisms of inflammation and th...

Editorial: The molecular pathology of cognitive decline: focus on metals

Editorial: The molecular pathology of cognitive decline: focus on metals. The series of articles in this special edition reflect much of the current thinking in regards to the role of metals in aging and neurodegeneration, and highlight the deep involvement of metal ions in critical pathways that may contribute to onset/progression of neurological disease. Furthermore, metal homeostasis may imp...

EDITORIAL COMMENT Focus on the fire of life

Introduction In 1961 Max Kleiber published the book The Fire of Life [1]. It is still one of the classics in the field of animal and human bioenergetics. In his book he focussed on the parallel between animal and human life and fire, emphasizing the generalizations of biophysics rather than the differentiations of biochemistry. Life involves much more than chemical potential, work and heat. Mod...