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H5N1 Clade 2.2 Polymorphism Tracing Identifies Influenza Recombination and Potential Vaccine Targets
Highly pathogenic Influenza A H5N1 was first identified in Guangdong Province in 1996, followed by human cases in Hong Kong in 1997 1. The number of confirmed human cases now exceeds 300 and the as…
Received 07 August 2007 17:32 UTC; Posted 07 August 2007
Posted to: Biotechnology, Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Furans (PCDD/Fs), and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) as Functions of Sample Depth in Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Blubber
Concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined as a function of depth in…
Received 07 August 2007 03:44 UTC; Posted 10 August 2007
Posted to: Chemistry, Ecology, Earth & Environment
The saltational model for the dawn of H. sapiens, chin, adolescence phase, complex language and modern behavior
A new model may contribute to resolve the origin problem of H. sapiens. According to our new viewpoint, Neandertals were neither one of our direct ancestors nor a different species. Their origin …
Received 01 August 2007 10:23 UTC; Posted 09 August 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Genetics & Genomics
Functional aspects of titanosaur osteoderms
Though titanosaur osteoderms are not common findings, these elements are recorded widely in Gondwana and part of Laurasia. This assembly known by the date offers few resources for studies on the ec…
Received 21 July 2007 03:05 UTC; Posted 26 July 2007
Posted to: Ecology
Phyloclimatic Modelling Can Estimate Ancestral Areas
Ancestral area selection is traditionally based on geographic patterns analyzed alongside phylogenetic data. The approach assumes consistent climate and will only select areas from within present d…
Received 18 July 2007 08:08 UTC; Posted 18 July 2007
Posted to: Ecology
Swine Influenza A Evolution via Recombination – Genetic Drift Reservoir
The looming influenza pandemic has focused attention1-4 on the rapid evolution of H5N1 and other human and avian serotypes. The basic tenets of influenza genetics5 define gradual changes as dr…
Received 07 July 2007 03:02 UTC; Posted 10 July 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Genetics & Genomics
Natural Diet of an Australian Freshwater Pipefish
Globally, the family Syngnathidae (seahorses and pipefish) is recognized as being both under threat from anthropogenic pressures and poorly studied. Of the 47 species that are listed on the IUCN Re…
Received 03 July 2007 00:08 UTC; Posted 03 July 2007
Posted to: Ecology
Third-codon transversion rate-based Nymphaea basal angiosperm phylogeny—concordance with developmental evidence
Flowering plants (angiosperms) appeared on Earth rather suddenly approximately 130 million years ago and underwent a massive expansion in the subsequent 10-12 million years. Current molecular phylo…
Received 02 July 2007 13:10 UTC; Posted 02 July 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Plant Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Plant Transcription Factors @ uni-potsdam.de
We present the Plant Transcription Factor Database (PlnTFDB), and the putative complete set of TFs in the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Ostreococcus tauri and the vascular plants _Oryza sati…
Received 26 June 2007 12:09 UTC; Posted 26 June 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology
A Meta-analysis of Studies on Plant Growth Rate and Allocation to Roots and Shoots
I performed a meta-analysis of studies examining the relationships among nutrient availability, plant growth rate and allocation to roots vs. shoots. Species characteristic of high fertility habits…
Received 22 June 2007 17:33 UTC; Posted 22 June 2007
Posted to: Ecology, Plant Biology
