Inorganic metal–oxygen cluster anions form a class of compounds that is unique in its
topological and electronic versatility and is important in several disciplines. Names such as …

Symmetric shapes and patterns are fascinating and preferred by humans as symmetric
stimuli of any kind are more easily processed by the visual systems than their asymmetric …

Rotaxanes are molecular species consisting of one or more rings and one or more axes, where
the dissociation of a ring from an axis is hindered by bulky groups (so-called stoppers) at …

Tumor-derived exosomes are being recognized as essential mediators of intercellular
communication between cancer and immune cells. It is well established that bone marrow-derived …

Immune escape is a crucial feature of cancer progression about which little is known. Elevation
of the immunomodulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in tumor cells can …

THE recent syntheses 1,2 of macroscopic quantities of C 60 have suggested possible
applications in host–guest and organic chemistry, tribology, electrochemistry and semiconductor …

Oncogenic activation of the proto-oncogene c- abl in human leukemias occurs as a result of
the addition of exons from the gene bcr and truncation of the first abl exon. Analysis of …

Polar auxin transport controls multiple developmental processes in plants, including the
formation of vascular tissue. Mutations affecting the PIN-FORMED (PIN1) gene diminish polar …

Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty is increasingly used for treatment of pain in patients
with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, but the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and …

This is the first volume in a series of critical reviews of the chemical thermodynamics of those
elements that are of particular importance in the safety assessment of radioactive waste …