The annealing algorithm in MARXAN was used to build possible marine reserves by selecting the best of 26 heterogeneous rocky intertidal sites using various modeling parameters. Because comprehensive data on biological diversity is impractical to gathe . . .

Taura syndrome disease, caused by Taura syndrome virus (TSV), is one of the most important viral diseases of penaeid shrimp in the Western Hemisphere. A 3278 bp eDNA representing the 3' end of the TSV genome was cloned and sequenced. Sequence analyses . . .

The overall objective of this research was to identify and characterize the myostatin or myostatin-like gene sequence in the commercially important aquaculture species Litopenaeus stylirostris. Myostatin is a negative regulator of muscle growth and wh . . .

Coastal sage scrub and chaparral vegetation of Southern California have become fragmented due to a loss of habitat over the past several decades, which has been caused by several contributing factors such as agriculture, urbanization, increased fire f . . .

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has revolutionized the ability to identify important gene sets, including Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) alleles, the most polymorphic set of genes in the human and non-human primate genomes. The cha . . .

Arginine-vasopressin (AVP) is a member of the oxytocin/vasopressin family, which are structurally related nonapeptides. A VP-immunoreactivity (A VPD was localized to a set of neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) of the medicinal leech using hnr . . .

Southern California native plant communities, such as coastal sage scrub (CSS) and chaparral, are subject to a wide range of atmospheric nitrogen deposition produced from anthropogenic sources. The effect ofN deposition on the soils of two such plant . . .

To understand the complex network of the biological processes of an organism, transcription factors (TFs) and their direct target genes must be identified. In Arabidopsis, the TF GLABRA3 (GL3) is involved in trichome initiation and development. To ide . . .

The global aim ofthis research is to elucidate the role of retrotransposons in stress and immune response. As cloning and sequencing of genes has become commonplace, researchers are finding that the insertion and activity of transposable elements incl . . .

Quinones are a class of molecules whose effect on cell growth and apoptosis pathways are poorly understood, yet several quinones are widely used as food preservatives and in cosmetics. This study takes advantage of protein microarray technology to ide . . .