Stand up and take hold

Cellular fingers take hold

Invaginations in the membranes of embryonic cells appear to orient cell division in sea squirts.

Baby walkers...time to take a stand?

Experience in our hospital and figures from the Home Accident Surveillance System indicate that the number of accidents involving baby walkers is increasing. Safety specifications issued by the British Standards Institution are rarely, if ever, met in full by manufacturers. Home accident prevention measures have been shown to be of limited benefit. We advocate more stringent implementation of s...

Why take up rheumatology?

Stand up to anonymity.

i had to turn off the television the other night. i watched “stand up for cancer” for over an hour and did not hear the word i was so desperately waiting to hear: nurse. Although i applaud the efforts of those who made history by getting the network giants to come together and tackle the national cancer epidemic in front of the American public, i could not bear to watch the show a minute longer...

Injunctions, Hold-Up, and Patent Royalties

This paper studies royalty negotiations between a patent holder and a downstream firm selling a product which is more valuable if it includes a feature covered by the patent. Royalties are negotiated in the shadow of patent litigation, which will determine whether or not the patent is valid and infringed. If the two firms negotiate after the downstream firm has already designed its product to i...