New Discoveries in the Fight Against Cancer:

There are at least six research groups that have treated more than 120 patients (who have varying types of blood and bone marrow cancers), and these groups have experienced stunning results. In one study, all five adults and 19 of 22 children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) had a complete remission. All of these individuals were gravely ill patients who had no other treatment options. Many had tried multiple bone marrow transplants, and some had 10 types of chemotherapy. In one research group, one person"s tumors disappeared in just eight days.

To learn about this amazing discovery, see:
http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/new-discoveries-in-the-fight-against-cancer/

Image source:
National Cancer Institute

The Bizarre World of Quarks: Nucleons and a New Class of Particles

Physicists are on the verge of having to create a new classification system for exotic baryonic particles. An international team of high energy physicists claim that the discovery of an electrically charged particle called Zc(4020) has paved the way to this new, strange family of four quark objects. But before we get into that, let"s discuss particles with fewer quarks that we are a bit more familiar with.

Quarks have long been known to pair together in groups of two"s and three"s. Two quark particles are known as mesons, and three quark particles are known as baryons. You may be familiar with the latter, as baryons make up the protons and neutrons that constitute your body and everything you see. That is what I wish to talk about today, and the implications of these new four quark particles recently being discovered.

To learn about these new findings, see:
http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/the-bizarre-world-of-quarks-nucleons-and-a-new-class-of-particles/

Image source: http://hadron.physics.fsu.edu/~crede/quarks.html