RBLOSUM performs better than CorBLOSUM with lesser error per query.

Objective: BLOSUM matrices serve as standard matrices for many protein sequence alignment programs. BLOSUM matrices have been constructed using BLOCKS version with 27,102 BLOCKS, whereas the latest updated version has 6,739,916 BLOCKS. We read with interest the research article by Hess et al.

Prosthetic rehabilitation of a partially amputated finger using a customized ring-wire substructure.

Defects of fingers or hands due to congenital reasons or trauma can be a catastrophic setback to an individual physically, emotionally, and psychologically. An artificial finger prosthesis is a lucrative option to camouflage such defects. The anatomy of the residual stump of the defect is of extreme importance and will dictate the mode of retention to be used, and the level of esthetics one can expect.

Sickle cell disease among tribes of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, India.

Sickle cell disease is observed to occur in significantly high frequencies amongst the tribes of India. It has surged to the fore as an important public health problem among tribal groups, which needs serious attention. This paper presents the distribution of this abnormal genetic problem among scheduled tribes of India, in general and among those of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states, in detail.