Background: When studying antibodies (Abs) in human samples it is critical to deactivate bloodborne pathogens such as HIV or other viruses to avoid the risk of exposure. Common methods to deactivate viruses are UV ...

The right to vote has been viewed as a fundamental right since the establishment of the United States. To protect the democracy and representation that the founding fathers had fought for, it was of utmost importance ...

Tanakh is replete with familial assignations. On numerous occasions we are told of a familial connection that two people share only to be reminded of this connection in a subsequent verse. We find these seemingly unnecessary ...

Currently, most prenatal genetic testing determines specific genetic abnormalities for those who have a high risk of inheriting certain diseases or those with an indication, for instance after an abnormal finding on an ...

Humans have been modifying plants since they were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago (Kislev 2004). One of the oldest methods of intentional modification was selective breeding, done by finding wild types of a ...

Gallic acid (3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid), a polyphenol common in many plants has pharmaceutical properties with potential health benefits. As with most polyphenols, gallic acid exhibits both antioxidant and prooxidant ...

Edgar Degas, the nineteenth-century French painter who was seen as one of the founders of Impressionism, was most famous for his images of modern life in Paris – a subject matter that notably included a series of bathing ...

The term cancer has unfortunately become commonplace in modern vernacular. In fact, approximately one-half of the male population in the United States and one-third of the female population will develop cancer at some ...

One such ancient food, and perhaps arguably the most famously revered, is the pomegranate (Punica Granatum). This fruit, while perhaps less common nowadays in the average person’s daily diet, was commonplace in ancient ...

The development of different moral systems is a widely discussed topic. Traditionally, psychologists have viewed the development of morality through the lens of cognition and reasoning (e.g. Piaget (1965), Kohlberg (1969), ...