Hammerhead ribozyme activity and oligonucleotide duplex stability in mixed solutions of water and organic compounds

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

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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

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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

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