Nucleic acids are useful for biomedical targeting and sensing applications in which the molecular environment is different from that of a dilute aqueous solution.In this study, the influence of various types of mixed solutions of water and water-soluble organic compounds on RNA was investigated by measuring the catalytic activity of the hammerhead
Osteophagia of sea turtle bones by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Santa Rosa National Park, northwestern Costa Rica
Herbivores obtain nutrients mostly from the vegetation they consume, but may obtain additional minerals during periods of nutritional stress by consuming bones (osteophagia), a behavioral strategy that has been reported for many wild ungulate species, including the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).Here we document multiple records (n = 18
Transcription Factor Antagonism Controls Enteroendocrine Cell Specification from Intestinal Stem Cells
Abstract The balanced maintenance and differentiation of local stem cells is required for Homeostatic renewal of tissues.In the Drosophila midgut, the transcription factor Escargot (Esg) maintains undifferentiated states in intestinal stem cells, whereas the transcription factors Scute (Sc) and Prospero (Pros) promote enteroendocrine cell specifica
Playing with Modernity: The Decolonization of Indian Cricket
For the former colony, decolonization is a dialogue with the colonial past, and not a simple dismantling of colonial habits and modes of life.Nowhere are the Speakers complexities and ambiguities of this dialogue more evident than in the vicissitudes of cricket in those countries that were once part of the British Empire.In the Indian case, the cul
Electrical Smoothing of the Powder Bed Surface in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion of Metals
Achieving a homogeneous Mid Rise Relaxed Short and uniform powder bed surface as well as a defined, uniform layer thickness is crucial for achieving reproducible component properties that meet requirements when powder bed fusion of metals with a laser beam.The existing recoating processes cause wear of the recoater blade due to protruded, melted ob