The progression from a normal cell to a fully malignant cancer cell involves a number of steps that result in the selection for poorly regulated self-renewal, deregulated proliferation, successful ...

50 Years ago we suggested that cell death was ‘programmed’ or written into the developmental pattern of cells. Since that time we have come to understand the phenomenon of apoptosis, to understand its ...

Imagine standing in front of a robot, gazing into its wide, plastic eyes, and falling in love. Your heart revs up, and you hope this Other—this humanoid machine—turns your way again, tilts its head in ...

Inducing programmed cell death (PCD), such as apoptosis, is a widely used therapeutic option for the treatment of cancer. Unfortunately, many cancer cells become resistant to PCDs, and continue ...

One afternoon last year local police pulled me over. When I said hello and asked what was wrong (inspection sticker out of date—duh), the cop ignored me and stuck to his script (“Let me see your ...