Browsing by Subject "Interdisciplinary"
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Shared and Unique Patterns of Embryo Development in Extremophile Poeciliids
(PLos One, 2011-11-07)Background Closely related lineages of livebearing fishes have independently adapted to two extreme environmental factors: toxic hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and perpetual darkness. Previous work has demonstrated in ... -
Similar Gene Estimates from Circular and Linear Standards in Quantitative PCR Analyses Using the Prokaryotic 16S rRNA Gene as a Model
(PLos One, 2012-12-19)Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is one of the most widely used tools for quantifying absolute numbers of microbial gene copies in test samples. A recent publication showed that circular plasmid DNA standards grossly overestimated ... -
Structure and Dynamics of Amyloid-β Segmental Polymorphisms
(PLos One, 2012-07-24)It is believed that amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregates play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Aβ molecules form β-sheet structures with multiple interaction sites. This polymorphism gives rise to differences in ... -
Studies in RF Power Communication, SAR, and Temperature Elevation in Wireless Implantable Neural Interfaces
(PLos One, 2013-11-06)Implantable neural interfaces are designed to provide a high spatial and temporal precision control signal implementing high degree of freedom real-time prosthetic systems. The development of a Radio Frequency (RF) wireless ... -
Temperature Sensitivity of Soil Organic Carbon Mineralization along an Elevation Gradient in the Wuyi Mountains, China
(PLos One, 2013-01-14)Soil organic carbon (SOC) actively participates in the global carbon (C) cycle. Despite much research, however, our understanding of the temperature sensitivity of soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization is still very ... -
Tracing the Rise of Ants - Out of the Ground
(PLos One, 2013-12-26)The evolution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is increasingly well-understood due to recent phylogenetic analyses, along with estimates of divergence times and diversification rates. Yet, leading hypotheses regarding the ... -
Transcriptional Regulator PerA Influences Biofilm-Associated, Platelet Binding, and Metabolic Gene Expression in Enterococcus faecalis
(PLos One, 2012-04-04)Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen and a leading cause of nosocomial infections, traits facilitated by the ability to quickly acquire and transfer virulence determinants. A 150 kb pathogenicity island (PAI) ... -
Transient Growth Arrest in Escherichia coli Induced by Chromosome Condensation
(PLos One, 2013-12-23)MukB is a bacterial SMC (structural maintenance of chromosome) protein that regulates the global folding of the Escherichia coli chromosome by bringing distant DNA segments together. We report that moderate overproduction ... -
Ultrasound-Mediated DNA Transformation in Thermophilic Gram-Positive Anaerobes
(PLos One, 2010-09-04)BackgroundThermophilic, Gram-positive, anaerobic bacteria (TGPAs) are generally recalcitrant to chemical and electrotransformation due to their special cell-wall structure and the low intrinsic permeability of plasma ...