The placenta is the extra-embryonic tissue that mediates the exchange of oxygen and nutrients between the fetus and mother. It was shown that the placenta is a source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). However, it is not known whether the placenta...
As humans we create goals and strive toward ideals, engaging in a constant endeavor to better ourselves or maintain our success. Whether goals are distant hopes for the future, or small steps of change, success requires some control over...
Since its discovery in the 1930's, the Cherenkov effect has been paramount in the development of high-energy physics research. It results in light emission from charged particles traveling faster than the local speed of light in a dielectric...