Evolutionary Computation (EC) is now a few decades old. The impressive development of the field since its initial conception has made it one of the most vigorous research areas, specifically from an applied viewpoint. This should not hide the existence of some major gaps in our understanding on these techniques. In this essay we propose a number of challenging tasks that –according to our opini...

Most forensic psychiatrists occasionally face complex situations in forensic work in which ethics dilemmas cause discomfort. They want to determine the most ethical action, but the best choice is unclear. Fostering justice is primary in forensic roles, but secondary duties such as traditional biomedical ethics and personal values like helping society, combating racism, and being sensitive to cu...

hematopoietic cell transplantation (hct) is an accepted treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (aml) in first remission, the treatment of choice for chronic myeloid leukemia (cml) and high risk groups of all who relapse with conventional chemotherapy. we assessed results of hct for pediatric leukemia in our center. a total of 92 children, 63 with diagnose of aml, 23 with all and 6 with cml receiv...

Mitochondrial DNA stays home M itochondria stow their DNA in structures called nucleoids. As Gilkerson et al. reveal, nucleoids are selfi sh and don’t share their DNA with each other. The results might help explain some quirks of mitochondrial inheritance and support a proposed treatment strategy for illnesses caused by defects in the organelles. A nucleoid can house up to 10 copies of a mitoch...