"Magic mushrooms" (MMs) are psychoactive fungi containing the and Psychotropics Control Law in Japan. Because there are many kinds of MMs and they are often sold even as dry powders in local markets, it is very difficult to identify the original species of the MMs by morphological observation. Therefore, we investigated the rRNA gene for a large subunit (LSU) of several MMs to classify them by ...

J.X. Zumba, 102 Franklin Court, Bethlehem, PA 18020; G.O. Myers*, LSU Agricultural Center, School of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 104 M.B. Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; E.L. Clawson, Monsanto, 2028-3 Cannon Heights Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63017; D.K. Miller, LSU Agricultural Center, Northeast Research Station, P.O. Box 438, St. Joseph, LA 71366; R.G. Danka, USDA, ARS Honey Bee B...

Zygotylenchus gansuensis n. sp. is described and illustrated from the rhizosphere of jujube (Zizyphus jujuba Mill.) based on morphology and molecular analyses. This new species is characterized by a low and flattened labial region with three annuli, stylet 14.1±0.5 (13.0-14.9) μm long, deirids absent, five lateral lines in the vulval region, pharyngeal glands overlapping ventrally or ventrolate...

We describe a method to establish chronologies of ancient ribosomal evolution. The method uses structure-based and sequence-based comparison of the large subunits (LSUs) of Haloarcula marismortui and Thermus thermophilus. These are the highest resolution ribosome structures available and represent disparate regions of the evolutionary tree. We have sectioned the superimposed LSUs into concentri...

BACKGROUND A high level of reading skill and comprehension is necessary to understand and complete most consent forms that are required for participation in clinical research studies. This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that a simplified consent form would be less intimidating and more easily understood by individuals with low-to-marginal reading skills. METHODS During July 1996, ...

s of 2010 LSU Math REU talks • Name: Suzanne Carter Title: Calculating Picard Fuchs Differential Equations Abstract: Families of algebraic varieties have an associated Picard Fuchs differential equation, with a solution space spanned by the periods of the variety. These periods are integrals of differentials taken over chains in the primitive cohomology of the varieties. The, often unique, holo...