The secret lives of whales
...e ability to read genes to counting the rings of a
tree ?but looking at the history of an entire population, not just an individual. “Knowing the history of populations is critically important to managing their future,?says Palumbi, “especially for populations like these whales that have figured out how t...
New Clues Add 40,000 Years to Age of Human Species
...astern Mediterranean, which, along with ice cores,
tree rings and annual lake deposits, are part of the geological record scientists study for indications of climate change. The team believes the Africa-Mediterranean correlation ties both regions to moister climates long ago, yielding another method to un...
Essential mangrove forest threatened by cryptic ecological degradation
...from adverse shifts in the composition of mangrove
tree species to disrupted ethnobiological relationships, lagoon fisheries, and many additional functions provided by mangroves. The authors believe that the worrying aspect of the research is that a degradation of the most vulnerable, most socio-economic...
New protein discovered by Hebrew University researchers
...overing and isolating a new proteinfrom the poplar
tree with special structural and qualitativecharacteristics that could have consequences for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from plant tissue, the protein can nowalso be produced in large ...
The death of a very special chimpanzee
...overing and isolating a new proteinfrom the poplar
tree with special structural and qualitativecharacteristics that could have consequences for development of futurenanocapsules for drug delivery to cancer cells.In addition to being obtained from plant tissue, the protein can nowalso be produced in large ...
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Fingerprinting II Cluster Analysis from Bio-Rad
...ional module that adds dendrogram and phylogenetic
tree construction, cluster and group significance, and congruence of techniques functions to the Fingerprinting II Basic software package....
Fingerprinting II Informatix Cluster Analysis from Bio-Rad
...ional module that adds dendrogram and phylogenetic
tree construction, cluster and group significance, and congruence of techniques functions to the Fingerprinting II Informatix software package....
Geneious from Biomatters Ltd
...lignment, 3D structure visualization, phylogenetic
tree building, sequence analysis, publication-search and more; all in a single application. Retrieve sequences from several NCBI databases, Uniprot, sort and filter them in real-time Organize your data how you want it, rapidly searching, filtering an...
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Analysis of Microarray Data
...ee graph) with the closest branches of the
tree representing arrays with similar gene expression patterns. Figure 3 depicts the hierarchical clustering data from all 6912 elements. The results indicate that there are broad similarities between arrays hybridized with aRNA or...
DGGE Analysis for Non-Invasive Studies of Primate Diet
... subject, and the difficulty of identifying
tree species with very similar leaf morphologies. In order to circumvent these problems, we investigated the potential of a polymerase chain reaction* (PCR)/DGGE method for augmenting knowledge of the howler diet. We hope that ...
Protein Depletion for Plasma and Serum Proteomic Analysis
... Z, Semmes OJ, Wright Jr GL: Boosted decision
tree analysis of surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectral serum profiles discriminates postate cancer from noncancer patients. Clin. Chem. 2002, 48 :1835-1843. </LI> <LI >Banez LL, Prasanna P, Sun L, A...
Energy conservation might take us farther than renewable fuels
...things just might take care of themselves. Plant a
tree this year. CARLINI-ISM: Energy conservation does not have to impact your lifestyle and can actually save you some money. Copyright 2007 - James Carlini Recent articles by James Carlini James Carlini: National broadband policy: Let's get it...
Growth through the eyes of GE's Immelt
...e people to stay in jobs longer. You can't plant a
tree and see it grow in a year. This is very counter-cultural in our organization where building a career has always meant packing your bags every 18 months. Going forward, you will have more jobs that last five years." He added,"The places where we have ...
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Taxonomy
...axonomic scheme. Mathematically, a taxonomy is a
tree structure of classifications for a given set of o...ystem is accessible from the article evolutionary
tree . A recent neologism, folksonomy , should not be confused with Folk Taxonomy (though it is obvious...
Species
...e reordering of vast expanses of the phylogenetic
tree ( see also: molecular phylogeny ). A species name can be: A noun in apposition with the genus: Panthera leo . The words agree in case but not necessarily in gender. An adjective, agreeing in case and gender with the genus: Allium sativu...
Secondary metabolite
...achtin A, present in Azadirachta indica , Neem
tree Artemisinin , present in Artemisia annua Chinese wormwood Class Aliphatic , Aromatic and Heteroaromatic organic acids: Class Polyketides : Class Phenols : Resveratrol , present in Vine , Peanut Class Iridoids...
Plant
...rst modern tree, Archaeopteris . This fern-like
tree combined a woody trunk with the fronds of a fern, but produced no seeds. The Coal Measures are a major source of Palaeozoic plant fossils, with many groups of plants in existence at this time. The spoil heaps of coal mines are the best places...
Plant
...rst modern tree, Archaeopteris . This fern-like
tree combined a woody trunk with the fronds of a fern, but produced no seeds. The Coal Measures are a major source of Palaeozoic plant fossils, with many groups of plants in existence at this time. The spoil heaps of coal mines are the best places...
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Weed
...d growth. mummy. Unharvested nut remaining on the
tree (also called sticktight); the crusty skin of an aphid whose inside has been consumed by a parasite . Full article >>> Model organ isms for developmental biology include the round worm Caenorhabditis elegans, the fruit fly Drosophi...
Vascular plants
...ting tissue . sticktight. Nut that remains on the
tree after harvest (also called mummy); nut with husk firmly adhering to shell . Full article >>>...
Transduction
...n -- (n) A rise in sea level relative to the land.
tree -- Any tall plant , including many conifers and flower ing plant s, as well as extinct lycophytes and sphenophytes. Full article >>> Transduction is the trans fer of host DNA from one cell to another by a virus . Some bac...
Trans
...n -- (n) A rise in sea level relative to the land.
tree -- Any tall plant , including many conifers and flower ing plant s, as well as extinct lycophytes and sphenophytes. Full article >>> Trans lation invariance, rotation invariance, time reversal symmetry, and reflection symmetry ...
Taxonomy
...#62;>> Mathematically, a taxonomy is a
tree structure of class ifications for a given set of objects. At the top of this structure is a single class ification, the root node, that applies to all objects. Full article >>> Taxonomy , the practice of class ifying biodiversity ...
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Chaste plant a boon
...oms. Agnus castus (Vitex agnus castus) is a small
tree native to southern Europe and western Asia. It has been used for ailments including haemorrhage, fevers and headaches, treating irregular periods and restoring fertility.The plant contains compounds similar in structure to sex hormones. One of these...
How trees affect sun exposure
Do not assume that standing under a
tree affords complete protection from the sun, say rese...en the sun comes out, it's pleasant to sit under a
tree and assume that the foliage must be protecting you from the sun. But don't take the shade for grante...
Indian Cherry: Richest Source of Vitiamin C
...00 to 4000 mg of Vitamin C. The West Indian Cherry
tree grows well in the tropical parts in India. // Apart from Vitamin C, West Indian Cherry is rich in Vitamin A, potassium, calcium, phosphorus and carbohydrates. According to the study conducted at Michigan State University, West Indian Cherry contains ...
Cultivating gold on a fig tree
...d a form of gold using a micro-organism from a fig
tree as the 'factory'. But before rushing to try cultivating fig trees and converting the gold into ornaments, here is a word of caution : The scientists have been able to use the micro- organism to churn out gold nanoparticles 8,000 times smaller than th...
Need For Awareness Of Allergenic Foods
...owing // eight foods i.e. cow’s milk, egg, peanut,
tree nut (walnut, cashew, etc.), fish, shellfish, legumes (peanut and soy), cereals (wheat, barley and rye) are responsible for the majority of food-allergic reactions. A recent article in the September issue of Biotechnology Advances highlights the need...
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MedCalc 3000
...ical formulae, clinical criteria sets and decision
tree analysis tools used everyday by clinicians, medical educators, nurses and health care students of all types....
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Medicine
...n the family that may impact the patient. A family
tree is sometimes used. Review of systems (ROS) or systems inquiry : a set of additional questions to ask which may be missed on HPI: a general enquiry (have you noticed any weight loss, fevers, lumps and bumps? etc), followed by questions on the body...
Pathology
...ma Accessory digestive Gallbladder / Biliary
tree ( Gallstones , Cholecystitis , PSC , Ascending cholangitis ) - Pancreas ( Acute pancreatitis , Chronic pancreatitis , Pancreatic pseudocyst , Hereditary pancreatitis , Pancreatic cancer ) v • d • e Health science -...
Family history (medicine)
...exact diagnosis In complex situations, a family
tree may be necessary to cover the necessary aspects. Consequences Not all positive family histories imply a genetic cause. If various members of the same family have been exposed to the same toxin , then they may develop similar symptoms witho...
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Yew
The
tree pollen s included in this data are the hazel , yew ( Taxus ), elm , alder , willow , ash , poplar , birch , plane , oak and pine , while the main weed pollen s included in the data above are oil seed rape ( B. napus ), dock ( Rumex ), nettle , ...
Wind
...Seasonal AR is most commonly caused by grass and
tree pollen s, since their pollen is produced in large amounts and is dispersed by the wind . Full article >>> These airborne pollen s come from various species of trees, grass es, weeds and other plants whose pollen s are carried by...
Walking
...ers. "The doctor I instructed me to lean against a
tree until I could go again and then to walk some more. Full article >>> Muscle relaxation or aerobic exercise (such as walking ) can help you relax. Ask your doctor to recommend the best exercise program for you. Take any medicati...
Trachea
...he larynx flows into the trachea , which is the
tree trunk, and thus the broadest part of the respiratory tree. The trachea divides into two
tree limbs, the right and left bronchi . Full article >>> Croup is inflammation a...
Taste
...that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor
tree or is made in the labor atory. It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs). Full article >>> If intravenous contrast dye is given, the patient may initially feel a slight burn...
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