In the library of Gioenian Academy are stored two copies book A Description active and extinct Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Thermal Springs (London 1848, II edition), bearing a dedication to by Dr Charles Daubeny. The author was prominent chemist, geologist botanist which made particular endeavour write kind Guide-book explorers Districts in Volcanic phaenomena occur abroad. Daubeny elected prestigi...

The culture of yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi in South Australia is one of the most rapidly growing aquaculture sectors in Australia. To date, there is a paucity of information on the environmental impacts of this industry, due to its relatively small size in comparison to other industry sectors. Here, we report on a study examining the response of a range of environmental variables to yel...

Parvoviruses were isolated from Python regius and Boa constrictor snakes and propagated in viper heart (VH-2) and iguana heart (IgH-2) cells. The full-length genome of a snake parvovirus was cloned and both strands were sequenced. The organization of the 4432-nt-long genome was found to be typical of parvoviruses. This genome was flanked by inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) of 154 nt, containing...