Cancer, Medicine and Treatment in Medicine and Science. by Singh, RishanCancer treatment and interventions in medicine have been known for decades. However, the problems associated with treatment medicines vary. This is the situation because chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been associated with side effects. Furthermore, plant and natural compounds can cause cancer to proliferate instead of inhibiting their growth. In addition, calcium stores have been said to play a significant role in cell membrane structure maintenance. This means that the medicines used in the treatment of cancers need to be scientifically evaluated in order to obtain a realistic spread of data across various cancers. In certain plant species, like Callistemon and Bulbine species, phytochemicals have proven to be both proliferative and inhibitory, indicating a synergistic as well as antagonistic effect to cancer tissue metastasis. Also, the proteins involved in cell death are affected by this dual function of cancer medicine. This paper would focus on cancer interventions and the science behind the philosophies already discussed in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Publication Date: Jan-June 2019. Bio Science Research Bulletin - Biological Sciences. v.35, no.1. p.33-35
How Ethics Can Better Anticipate the Consequences of Emerging Biotechnologies. by Thomas Scott, Christopher, and Barlevy, DoritThe article discusses how ethics can better anticipate the consequences of emerging biotechnologies in response to the 2022 article "Developing a Reflexive, Anticipatory and Deliberative Approach to Unanticipated Discoveries: Ethical Lessons from iBlastoids," by R. A. Ankeny, M. J. Munsie and J. Leach. Topics covered include how anticipation operates in bioethics, a model which serves as the first end-to-end cycle of anticipatory governance and how anticipatory governance assists bioethics.
Publication Date: January 2022. American Journal of Bioethics. v.22, no.1. p.46-48.
Seasonal and daily movement patterns of an alpine passerine suggest high flexibility in relation to environmental conditions. by Barras, Arnaud G., Liechti, Felix, and Arlettaz, RaphaëlMountains naturally offer variable habitat conditions, but their biodiversity is currently facing the extra challenge of adapting to rapid environmental shifts that are much more pronounced than in the lowlands. Among adaptive responses, intra‐ and inter‐seasonal movements represent potentially important coping strategies for wildlife that remain largely unexplored. We investigated the seasonal and daily movements of the ring ouzel Turdus torquatus, a European mountain bird species that is declining in many parts of its distribution. We tracked individuals breeding in the Swiss Alps using light‐level geolocators and multi‐sensor loggers. Of the birds traced to their non‐breeding grounds, two‐thirds reached the Atlas Mountains while one‐third stayed in Spain, a region potentially more significant for overwintering than previously thought. The birds remained mostly above 1000 m throughout the annual cycle, highlighting a strict association of ring ouzels with mountain habitats. We also evidenced flexible daily elevational movements, especially upon spring arrival on the breeding grounds in relation to date and snowfall occurrence, suggesting adaptive potential in response to environmental variation. This study shows how modern technology can deliver deeper and valuable insights into movements, behavioural patterns and life‐history strategies for relatively little‐studied animal species. By doing so, it paves the way for refined assessments of species' vulnerability to ongoing global change while providing basic conservation guidance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Publication Date: December 2021. Journal of Avian Biology v.52, no.12. p1-10.