Relics from an Indian grave

Fatherhood from the grave: an analysis of postmortem insemination.

Methoxyflurane revisited: tale of an anesthetic from cradle to grave.

Methoxyflurane metabolism and renal dysfunction: clinical correlation in man. By Richard I. Mazze, James R. Trudell, and Michael J. Cousins. Anesthesiology 1971; 35:247-52. Reprinted with permission. Serum inorganic fluoride concentration and urinary inorganic fluoride excretion were found to be markedly elevated in ten patients previously shown to have methoxyflurane induced renal dysfunction....

Stable neuron numbers from cradle to grave.

T he human cerebral cortex is the main organ responsible for our cognitive abilities, e.g., our abilities to use language and math, to reason and theorize, and to read and write articles such as this one, essentially defining who we are and what we do, and, most importantly, storing a lifetime of experience. The critical cell type underlying these functions is the neuron. The human neocortex co...

Guppies reproduce from beyond the grave.

GUPPIES REPRODUCE FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE Humans can be forgiven for assuming that successful reproduction requires both partners to be alive. Amazingly, this isn’t the case for the Trinidadian guppy. Under laboratory conditions, female guppies are able to store sperm for up to a year, potentially allowing them to produce offspring even if the males are no longer around. However, several other st...

"... From the cradle to the grave".

commission into silence, for it offers no recommendations on improving the maternity services-despite our perinatal mortality figures, with their alarming regional variations; despite mounting public concern that perinatal mortality reflects only a fraction of perinatal morbidity; and despite a rising murmur of anger from parents left to raise spastic children because of inadequate maternity fa...