A role for inflammatory processes in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been proposed, since inflammatory infiltrates surrounding remodelled vessels in human and experimental PAH have been described by several groups [1, 2]. Increased levels and expression of cytokines, chemokines and lipid mediators have been found in the blood, lung parenchyma and affected pulmonary...

Consider the possibility of using carbon nanotubes as a sample mount for individual biomolecules in a diffraction microscopy apparatus. You should consider this question in the context of developing a generalpurpose method to replace the huge efforts currently employed in structural biology. For example, can you think of a way to make arbitrary proteins stick to a nanotube (at some low linear d...

Clinical mycology laboratories now prepare fewer tease mounts of filamentous fungi but increasingly use a variety of tape touch or Scotch Tape methods to microscopically study molds. Mounts are often prepared with clear cellophane tape by a procedure similar to that described in Larone’s Third Edition of Medically Important Fungi: a Guide to Identification (1). Because it is not the most common...