Inflammation is a normal protective response to tissue injury caused by physical trauma, noxious chemical or microbial agents. The lysosomal enzymes released during inflammation produced a variety of disorders. The extracellular activity of these enzymes is said to be related to acute or chronic inflammation. Stabilization of lysosomal membrane is important in limiting the inflammatory response...

Compared to science in previous centuries, one notable aspect of twent ie th-century science is a feeling of social responsibil i ty among m a n y investigators. Not only in the United States, bu t across the world, scientists have spoken out in groups and as individuals to help guide and direct the social applications of their discoveries. Since the 1930's, physicists have expressed concern ov...

Cancer is one of the most prominent human diseases which has stimulated scientific and commercial interest in the discovery of new anticancer agents from natural sources. The current study investigates the cytotoxic activity of ethanolic extracts of sixteen Nigerian plants used locally for the treatment of cancer using the MTT assay on the HeLa cell line. Sapium ellipticum leaves showed activit...

Strongly anticipatory systems—that is, systems which use models of themselves for their further development—and which additionally may be able to run hyperincursive routines—that is, develop only with reference to their future states—cannot exist in res extensa, but can only be envisaged in res cogitans. One needs incursive routines of cogitantes to instantiate these systems. Unlike historical ...