Master gene controls healing of skin in fruit flies and mammals
...ir genes in the cells surrounding an injury in the
cuticle of a fly embryo. These wound repair genes then reg... Melbourne, Australia report that, although insect
cuticle and the outer layer of mammal skin are very different chemically, the grainyhead gene is also essent...
Otter adaptations: How do otters remain sleek and warm
...eptional insulation abilities. They found that the
cuticle surface structure of the underhairs and base of the less-abundant guard hairs are distinctively shaped to interlock, with wedge-shaped fins or petals fitting into wedge-shaped grooves between fins of adjacent hairs. Weisel and colleagues report their...
Genome Sequence for Haemophilus Influenzae Completed
...eptional insulation abilities. They found that the
cuticle surface structure of the underhairs and base of the less-abundant guard hairs are distinctively shaped to interlock, with wedge-shaped fins or petals fitting into wedge-shaped grooves between fins of adjacent hairs. Weisel and colleagues report their...
Scientists find a maturity gene in fly
...age larva. At 48 hours, the larva molts ?sheds the
cuticle that forms its external or exoskeleton ?and becomes a second-stage larva. The larva molts again at 72 hours to become a third-stage larva. At 120 hours ?five days after the egg was laid ?the larva enters metamorphosis and becomes a "prepupa" for 12 h...
MWG Biotech expands siMAX?siRNA portfolio with new scales, lengths and design tools
...age larva. At 48 hours, the larva molts ?sheds the
cuticle that forms its external or exoskeleton ?and becomes a second-stage larva. The larva molts again at 72 hours to become a third-stage larva. At 120 hours ?five days after the egg was laid ?the larva enters metamorphosis and becomes a "prepupa" for 12 h...
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Transformation of Nematodes With the Helios Gene Gun
...allele su-1006 exhibit a helically twisted
cuticle and body. Muscle contractions, which would normally propel the worm forward or backward in a sweeping sinusoidal motion, will cause the nematode instead to roll over its longitudinal axis and to move in circles (Mello et al., ...
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Stoma
...s it can absorb gases directly from water through
cuticle . If it is submerged leaf, no stomata will be present on both sides of it. Stoma in Greek means "mouth". Stoma Paradox As the key reactant in photosynthesis, carbon dioxide, is found in the atmosphere, most plants require the stoma to be op...
Plant
...the limitations of the bryophytes. These include a
cuticle resistant to desiccation, and vascular tissues which transport water throughout the organism. In many the sporophyte acts as a separate individual, while the gametophyte remains small. The first primitive seed plants, Pteridosperms (seed ferns) and...
Plant
...the limitations of the bryophytes. These include a
cuticle resistant to desiccation, and vascular tissues which transport water throughout the organism. In many the sporophyte acts as a separate individual, while the gametophyte remains small. The first primitive seed plants, Pteridosperms (seed ferns) and...
Photosynthesis
...s uniformly coated with a water-resistant, waxy
cuticle , that, protects the leaf from excessive absorption of light and evaporation of water. The transparent, colourless epidermis layer allows light to pass through to the mesophyll cells where most of the photosynthesis takes place. Photosynthesis ...
Leaf
...plasts) and coated on the outer side with a waxy
cuticle that prevents water loss. The
cuticle may be thinner on the lower epidermis than on the upper epidermis; and is thicker on leaves from dry...
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Upper epidermis
...plasts ) and coated on the outer side with a waxy
cuticle that prevents water loss. The
cuticle may be thinner on the lower epidermis than on the upper epidermis ; ... Full article >>...
Skeleton
... animal , such as the shell s of mollusks or the
cuticle s of arthropods, that provides protection and points of attachment for muscle s. exotoxin ... Full article >>> exo skeleton A supporting structure secreted by ectoderm or epidermis ; external, not enveloped by living tissue , a...
Scapula
...eiform Grublike larva e with lightly sclerotized
cuticle ; found in some coleopteran families. Full article >>> scapula The shoulder blade. Schwann cells a chain of supporting cells enclosing the axons of many neuron s and forming an insulating layer called the myelin sheath . Full...
Objective
... appressed to its body and covered by an external
cuticle . Obturator L. A disk covering an opening. Full article >>> Science is an objective , logical, and repeatable attempt to understand the principles and forces operating in the natural universe. Science is from the Latin word, scientia,...
Moss
...Later, evolution ary developments such as a waxy
cuticle allowed some plant s to exploit more inland environment s. Full article >>> Sphagnum moss , a wide variety of lichens , and some grasses and fast-growing annuals dominate the landscape during the short growing season. Caribou f...
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How to avoid a bad hair day
...ty explains that the outer layer of the hair - the
cuticle - is readily damaged and that's what makes the hai...ike your skin can. The best way to treat damaged
cuticle - aside from avoiding the causes - is to use a good conditioner frequently. To strengthen brittle ha...
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Hangnail
... pink in coloration and the white portion near the
cuticle should be nice and clear. It shouldn't be excessively thickened. In the drier weather, however, you'll get more cracking and hangnail s. Full article >>> Paronychia , an infection of the tissue around the fingernail, may be spre...