Metastatic melanoma is a deadly cancer for which conventional chemotherapy provides little benefit. However, newer therapies involving a pathway called the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway have demonstrated success in inducing remission.

The MAPK pathway is more accurately termed the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK pathway, and involves the…[Leia mais]

Heat is an interesting form of energy. Not only does it sustain life, make us comfortable and help us prepare our food, but understanding its properties is key to many fields of scientific research. For example, knowing how heat is transferred and the degree to which different materials can exchange thermal energy governs everything from building…[Leia mais]

Depending on the size of your CD or DVD order there are two different ways your discs get made.

1) Replicated Discs

The most common way to manufacture CDs is to replicate them. This involves a process where we mold each disc from melted polycarbonate (plastic) pellets. Before we replicate your disc we create a metal stamper that contains all…[Leia mais]

Picture this: you’re trying to hang a curtain rod above the window. You have the curtain rod in one hand and a hammer and a nail in the other. Of course, you’d probably want that curtain rod hung in a straight line.

So you then decide to take out your spirit level and realize that you can’t. Your hands are already full—literally.

Maybe you r…[Leia mais]