Symbiosis is often characterized by co-evolutionary changes in the genomes of the partners
involved. An understanding of these changes can provide insight into the nature of the …

Various bacterial taxa have been identified both in association with animals and in the
external environment, but the extent to which related bacteria from the two habitat types are …

The return of consciousness after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with restoring
complex cortical dynamics; however, it is unclear what interactions govern these complex …

Objective: Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) often results in disorders of consciousness.
Patients emerging from coma frequently exhibit aberrant behaviors such as agitation. These …

The prognosis for glioblastoma has remained poor despite multimodal standard of care
treatment, including temozolomide, radiation, and surgical resection. Further, the addition of …

Background Resuscitation for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) in patients with severe traumatic
brain injury (sTBI) has historically been considered futile. There is little information on the …

OBJECTIVE Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) carries significant morbidity and mortality. It
remains difficult to counsel families on functional prognosis and plan research initiatives …

The ability of LuxR‐type proteins to regulate transcription is controlled by bacterial pheromones,
N‐acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). Most LuxR‐family proteins require their cognate …

Neuroprosthetic devices based on brain-machine interface technology hold promise for the
restoration of body mobility in patients suffering from devastating motor deficits caused by …

Much that might have been kept for the Preface, and thereby safely hidden from students, has
been set down in the Introduction and in other parts of this book. There remains only what I …