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Science in the Arab World – From the Middle Ages and Onwards, Some of the Founders in Various Science Disciplines are From This Region
Greek philosophy was able to uncover some short-lived support by the newly created Islamic Caliphate (Islamic Empire) in the Middle East. With the development of Islam in the 7th and 8th centuries, a period of Islamic scholarship lasted until the 15th century. The Middle Ages is known as the Islamic Golden Age in the Middle East. These had been the times when the Islamic civilization and Islamic scholarship flourished. The use of a single language, Arabic, allowed communication with out require of a translator was the main factor for this. Translations of Greek texts from Egypt and the Byzantine Empire, and Sanskrit texts from India, provided Islamic scholars a information base to create upon. In addition, there was the Hajj. This annual pilgrimage to Mekka produced it feasible for scholar … Read entire article »
Filed under: Experimental Biology
Future Remedies for Breast Cancer
Regular treatment for breast cancer has considerably improved survival for ladies, but the reality remains that 40% of females nonetheless ultimately die from the disease. This reality highlights theneed for new and higher therapies. Conventional anticancer therapies largely consist of drugs and ionizing radiation that harm DNA and DNA machinery. Such remedies preferentially kill specific types of cancer cells considering that these cells have a diminished capacity to survive the damage. Nevertheless, standard cells, can endure DNA damage, but have the capability to repair their DNA. Regrettably, the identical genetic defects may possibly possibly render some cancer cells resistant to therapy, simply because they may also be significantly much less adept at activating cell death in the face of DNA harm. The challenge of cancer therapy now is to take … Read entire article »
Filed under: Experimental Biology
Motivation, the Pleasure Response and the Evolution of the Survival Instinct
ESSAY  Motivation, the Pleasure Response and the Evolution of the Survival Instinct By Robert DePaolo Abstract This article discusses the biological roots of the survival instinct and offers speculation on the origin of motivation and the perception of pleasure. The point is made that these phenomena can be viewed as adaptations to increased systemic biological/cellular complexity. The Anthropomorphic Barrier One of the problems inherent in describing natural phenomena is that we – the describers – are prone to viewing nature through the lens of human experience. We tend to define processes such as the survival instinct, motivation and pleasure in emotional and cognitive terms; for example, the “will to live”, or “a fear of death,” despite the fact that all organisms, including those without the neurological software to ostensibly provide cognition and emotion also behave in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Journal Experimental Biology