by Susan Vickers Chemophobia is major problem, and it is time scientists to do more to stop the press intensifying it. I welcome all discussion on ways to inform journalists and petition news agencies to report in a conscientious and scientifically correct manner. As a chemist, misuse of the term chemical frustrates me. The use […]
Apoptosis vs. Necrosis Analogy
When students are asked to compare and contrast two types of cell death: necrosis and apoptosis, the same answers come back: Apoptosis is programmed cell death. Necrosis is premature cell death. All the right things are said but when we then look at a biopsy, they are unsure if necrotic areas are showing necrosis or […]