In 1956, Hans Selye tentatively suggested that the scientific study of stress could 'help us to formulate a precise program of conduct' and 'teach us the wisdom to live a rich and meaningful life'. Nearly two decades later, Selye expanded this limited vision of social order into a full-blown philosophy of life. In Stress without Distress, first published in 1974, he proposed an ethical code of ...

Identification of Essential Functions of GRP94 in Metazoan Growth Control and Epithelial Homeostasis by Jason Christopher Maynard Department of Cell Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Dr. Christopher Nicchitta, Supervisor ___________________________ Dr. Thomas McIntosh, Chair ___________________________ Dr. Daniel Tracey __________________...

Metabolic Pathways of Type 2 Diabetes Intersection of Genetics, Transcriptomics, and Metabolite Profiling by Christine Therese Ferrara Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Christopher Newgard, Supervisor ___________________________ Donald McDonnell ___________________________ Deborah Muoio ______________...

Re-replication in the Absence of Replication Licensing Mechanisms in Drosophila Melanogaster by Queying Ding Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ David M. MacAlpine, Supervisor ___________________________ Beth A. Sullivan ___________________________ Daniel J. Lew ___________________________ Dennis J. Thi...

Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Facilitate Competitive Interactions Between Tree Taxa: Host Preference, Seedling Recruitment, and Forest Succession by Gwendolyn C. Williams Department of Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Rytas Vilgalys, Supervisor ___________________________ Paul Manos ___________________________ Daniel Richter ____________________...

Lindley Darden Committee for Philosophy and the Sciences Department of Philosophy University of Maryland College Park, MD USA [email protected] Abstract In 1958, Francis Crick distinguished the flow of information from the flow of matter and the flow of energy in the mechanism of protein synthesis. Crick’s claims about information flow and coding in molecular biology are viewed from the perspectiv...

for many religious people there is a problem of doubting various creedal statements contained in their religions. often propositional beliefs are looked upon as a necessary, though not sufficient, condition, for salvation. this causes great anxiety in doubters and raises the question of the importance of belief in religion and in life in general. it is a question that has been neglected in phil...