Lp(a) and cardiovascular disease—Has the phoenix finally risen from the ashes?

Armt1: a phoenix rises from the ashes

In the mid 1960s scientists discovered an enzyme activity in pituitary extracts that hydrolyzed s-adenosyl methionine (AdoMet) leading to the generation of methanol. Initially, the sole purpose for this enzyme was thought to be cleavage of AdoMet into methanol; but, it was later identified as protein carboxyl methyltransferase or protein methylase II [1]. Similar to the already described protei...

Fungal phoenix rising from the ashes?

During May 2010, sporocarps of what appeared to be an Armillaria sp. were found in large clumps in historic Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens on the foot of Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. These sporocarps could be physically linked to the roots of unidentified dead trees and Protea spp. The aim of this study was to identify the Armillaria sp. found fruiting in Kirstenbosch. To achieve th...

The Left: Ashes to Phoenix

Can Lebanon conjure a public health phoenix from the ashes?

Lebanon is currently struggling with the aftermath of the most devastating conflict in its history. The south, where the population was already disadvantaged, was worst affected by Israel’s bombardment over the 34 day war that started on 12 July. Over one million people, about a quarter of the population, were displaced. The Higher Relief Council put the overall death toll at 1183, nearly all o...

Phoenix from the Ashes: Fire, Torpor, and the Evolution of Mammalian Endothermy