B) Even if the “name three good reasons for slavery” (with a complementary requirement to “name three bad reasons for slavery”) experiment in critical thinking (assumption on my part) was not highly questionable, it was interesting that that experiment was conducted to step on black sensitivities, only. Imagine a “name three good reasons for the Holocaust (or Armenian genocide, or Ukrainian famine, or, or, or…)” thought experiment. But somehow it’s OK (in somebody’s head) to contemplate that kind of scenario for black folks. Weird. So much work to be done.

As shown in Fig. 4, rats treated with VB demonstrated an obvious inhibition of SOD, CAT, GSH, and GPx activity, which indicated the disturbed balance of oxidative stress. In addition, the continuing elevation of MDA, an end product of lipid peroxidation, indicated the involvement of free-radical-induced oxidative injury caused by VB administration.

Zhao, Z. Q. & Vinten-Johansen, J. Postconditioning: reduction of reperfusion-induced injury. Cardiovasc Res. 70, 200–211 (2006).

AVIGAIL ABARBANEL- (Lecture Quote)- “Why is it so important for indigenous people to maintain their identity? What is so bad with a particular way of life or culture disappearing?”

Don’t worry, “Nathan”, the world cannot exist without a Jewish State. It is an indispensable necessity to the modern world.

Oncescu, V., Mancuso, M. & Erickson, D. Cholesterol testing on a smartphone. Lab Chip 14, 759–763 (2014).

Mice were infected by an intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of 0.1ml of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) containing approximately 1 × 105 plaque forming units (PFU) of the virus on day 0. For in vivo anti–miR-155 treatment, 30 μl lipofectamine 2000 reagent was mixed with miR-155 antagonist or scrambled control (25 μg/mouse, Gene Pharma) dissolved in 170 μl PBS, and the liposome complexes were administered i.v. to mice 3 days prior to CVB3 infection. Tissue or cells were collected on day 7. Hearts were cut longitudinally and fixed in 10% phosphate-buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin. Sections (5 μm thick) were cut at various depths in the tissue section and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) to determine the level of inflammation. Sections were examined by two independent investigators blinded to the disease state of the mice.

Penna, C. et al. Post-ischemic early acidosis in cardiac postconditioning modifies the activity of antioxidant enzymes, reduces nitration, and favors protein S-nitrosylation. Pflugers Arch. 462, 219–233 (2011).

Dong, G. et al. Study of the cardiotoxicity of Venenum Bufonis in rats using an 1 H NMR-based metabolomics approach. PLoS One. 10, 1–22 (2015).

Much of the release focuses, appropriately, on the cost-effectiveness of the test at an aggregate level.

Dengue fever (DF) causes a wide spectrum of presentations ranging from mild self-limiting illness to severe disease. Based on the 1997 WHO dengue classification, patients presenting with all four criteria of fever, hemorrhagic diathesis, thrombocytopenia, and evidence of plasma leakage will be classified as having DHF, or dengue shock syndrome (DSS) if they present with symptoms of shock. The WHO modified the severity classification in 2009 into dengue, dengue with warning signs, and severe dengue (14). Seven warning signs were introduced to assist clinicians in the triage of patients who need inpatient care and/or closer monitoring. However, the diagnosis of dengue virus infections cannot rely solely on clinical manifestations, since many patients are either asymptomatic or present with a nonspecific fever requiring a differential diagnosis to distinguish exposure to DENVs from other febrile episode-inducing diseases. Therefore, rapid, accurate, relatively low-cost diagnostic tools for DENV are critical for the confirmation of suspected clinical cases, which in turn, is the key to effective disease management and control, especially in developing countries with limited and inaccessible health care resources. With more large outbreaks in the developing countries, the development of a reliable and accurate point-of-care test (POCT) for dengue detection remains an urgent task (15, 16).

Absolutely and I am sorry you were criticised for it. As far as I am concerned it is a given and the facts and the impact speak for themselves. It’s a no brainer. Re Palestine, it is time to start to have this conversation and start getting away from focusing on the identity of the victim or the perpetrator (coloniser). It’s not important. Everyone’s focus should be the crime. If we don’t do that we imply that there are worthier victims than others and that somehow perpetrators committing the same crime should also be treated differently. Surely we don’t want to say this, do we?…