(Ese, in cuneiform Ešu) Egyptian goddess. In origin she was perhaps the personification of the throne, conceived as a (female) deity; and she bears on her head the determinant of the seat of authority The myth tells how she sought out her dead...

ISIS is one of the most important deities in the Egyptian pantheon. The hieroglyph for her name was the throne, and she was portrayed with a headdress in the shape of a throne. Scholars postulate that Isis was the personification of the throne or that...

ISIS (Image and Scanner Interface Specification) is an industry standard interface for image scanning technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in 1990 (today: EMC captiva). ISIS is an open standard for scanner control and a complete...

Damn near instrumental metal doom for the divine mother ISIS Panopticon Ipecac HAMMER OF THE GODDESS You're hip to packaging. So what do you expect from a bunch of white rock guys with guitars and such who call their...

ISIS CAN'T REALLY be categorizes as just a band anymore. They're the yardstick against which a lot of up and coming bands are put to. Most don't even come close--heavy as hell, and thoughtful at the same time. ISIS breaks down walls with...

Deals between pipeline-deficient drug makers and cash-needy biotech firms are all the rage lately. It's easy to see why after last week's reaction to a couple of transactions involving Roche Holding, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Isis Pharmaceuticals.Shares of Alnylam ALNY and Isis ISIS rose sharply after...

Antisense, commonly referred to as RNAi, is getting a lot of buzz and increasing investment by big pharma and small biotech. The company with the widest range of patents in antisense technology is Isis Pharmaceuticals ISIS of Carlsbad, Calif. It has 1,600 patents issued and...

Explores the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis and the cult that developed around her during the Hellenistic period. Analyzes its parallels with Christianity. Provides reasons for the cult's demise.