As shown in a taxonomically broad study, domestication modifies postnatal growth. Skull shape across 1128 individuals was characterized by 14 linear measurements, comparing 13 pairs of wild versus domesticated forms. Among wild forms, the boar, the rabbit and the wolf have the highest proportion of allometric growth, explaining in part the great morphological diversity of the domesticated forms...

The phenotypes of NIH 3T3 cells transfected with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) cDNAs that express only the high molecular weight (HMW) forms of bFGF, the 18-kDa form, or all forms were examined. Cells producing the 18 kDa or all forms of bFGF were transformed at high levels of growth factor expression but were nontransformed at low levels. Cell producing low levels of HMW forms of bFGF ...

The spatial and temporal distribution of forage quality is among the most central factors affecting herbivore habitat selection. Yet, for high latitude areas, forage quantity has been found to be more important than quality. Studies on large ungulate foraging patterns are faced with methodological challenges in both assessing animal movements at the scale of forage distribution, and in assessin...

In a study aiming to assess bacterial evolution in complex growth media, we evaluated the long-term adaptive response of Escherichia coli MC1000 in Luria-Bertani (LB) medium. Seven parallel populations were founded and followed over 150 days in sequential batch cultures under three different oxygen conditions (defined environments), and 19 evolved forms were isolated. The emergence of forms wit...

Several native and recombinant forms of human interleukin-1 (IL-1) and recombinant murine IL-1 were assayed for their ability to inhibit the growth of cell lines established from malignant and nonmalignant human sources. The amount of growth-inhibitory activity was compared to the units of half-maximal [3H]thymidine incorporation in mouse thymocyte cultures exposed to IL-1. Three malignant huma...

Eph-related receptor tyrosine kinases and ligands are expressed at high levels in the developing nervous system, giving rise to the proposal that they are involved in neuronal connection. Cek8 was found to be predominantly expressed on a subset of motoneurons innervating limb but not body muscles during motoneuron axonal growth. Here we show that the ligands RAGS and ELF-1 were expressed in lim...

The temperature coefficient of van't Hoff, Q(10), for growth of frog carcinoma in vitro over a range of 20-35 degrees C, averages 2.5. This value is closely similar to those obtained for various forms of normal growth. The values of the temperature coefficient slightly but progressively decrease with advancing age of the cancer colonies. A similar relation obtains in many but not in all forms o...

A recent IMF publication (Gupta et al. 2006, p. 24) notes, helpfully, that not all aid is geared to promoting economic growth. Some forms of aid, such as for roads and electricity, have obvious direct links to growth. Other forms of aid, such as for education or health, might affect growth less directly and more over the long term. But a third form of aid, such as for humanitarian relief, might...

A recent IMF publication (Gupta et al. 2006, p. 24) notes, helpfully, that not all aid is geared to promoting economic growth. Some forms of aid, such as for roads and electricity, have obvious direct links to growth. Other forms of aid, such as for education or health, might affect growth less directly and more over the long term. But a third form of aid, such as for humanitarian relief, might...

Achieving Continuous Manufacturing for Final Dosage Formation: 1 Challenges and How to Meet Them 2 3 May 20-21, 2014 Continuous Symposium 4 5 Stephen Byrn*, Maricio Futran**, Hayden Thomas***, Eric Jayjock**, Nicola Maron, 6 Robert F. Meyer, Allan S. Myerson, Michael P. Thien, and Bernhardt L. Trout 7 8 * Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University 9 **Janssen Supply Group...