EpicentRx Word of the Week: Quisling

EpicentRx Word of the Week: Quisling

“What do you call a Panda that betrays its own kind?” “A Quis-Ling Ling”. “What did Beyonce say when she found out Jay Z cheated on her?” “Put a Quisling on it”. “What did the geneticist say to the Quisling on Halloween?” “Trait or treat?”...
X Marks the Not

X Marks the Not

RRx-001 is a very versatile small molecule. Clinically, it is used as an anticancer, anti-mucositis, and anti-endometriosis agent. Preclinically, it has also been used to treat a whole host of other diseases and conditions, among them, stroke, myocardial infarction,...
Protect and Swerve

Protect and Swerve

“To Protect and to Serve” was the former motto of the Los Angeles Police Department. “To Protect and Swerve” is the motto of tumor-associated immune cells like macrophages, neutrophils, and T-lymphocytes that have deviated or swerved from their sworn oath to defend...
Pop Goes the Bubble

Pop Goes the Bubble

Pop. This is the sound of bubbles bursting throughout history. Tulipmania (1634-1638) in Holland. Pop. The Bull Market of the Roaring Twenties (1924-1929) prior to the Wall Street crash. Pop. The Japanese Bubble Economy (1984-1989). Pop. The Dotcom Bubble (2000). Pop....