Learning to become an immune cell takes time and trouble, explained Dr. Ellen Rothenberg, Albert Billings Ruddock professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology, in the final Wednesday Afternoon Lecture before summer break on June 27.
When someone collapses in sudden cardiac arrest, every moment counts. Using an AED (automated external defibrillator) and administering CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) until medical help arrives can make all the difference.
The mobile device in your pocket or on your wrist might help you pursue your own healthy lifestyle goals, but it also could contribute to new explorations into health interventions and public health research.
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A confocal microscopy image shows the developing face of a 6-day-old zebrafish larva.
Photo: Oscar Ruiz & George Eisenhoffer — University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center