The immature seeds of Dendrobium nobile acquire resistance to freezing and long-term storage in a cryobank at the age 6 months after pollination. Seed maturation Lindl establish optimal stage for liquid nitrogen was studied. Immature can germinate vitro starting from 3 pollination (MAP) but only develop up embryo swelling or protocorm without rhizoids. maximum staining embryos with vital dyes F...

It appears that the official policy of the US government for federally funded studies of human embryo stem (ES) cell researchwill exclude the derivation of ES cells (National Institute of HealthGuidelines for ResearchUsingHumanPluripotent StemCells, 65 FR 69951 (November 21, 2000)). In taking this decision, theNational Institutes of Health (NIH) is not to be blamed, nor should wewring our hands...

The Eighth Liquid Matter Conference (LMC8) was held at the Universität Wien from 6-10 September 2011. Initiated in 1990, the conferences of this series cover a broad range of highly interdisciplinary topics, ranging from simple liquids to soft matter and biophysical systems. The vast spectrum of scientific subjects presented and discussed at the LMC8 is reflected in the themes of the ten sympos...

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 1, 2008; 83 (4): 824-832. J Leukoc Biol Parada, Stephen Poole, Mauro M. Teixeira, Sergio H. Ferreira and Fernando Q. Cunha Thiago M. Cunha, Waldiceu A. Verri, Jr., Ieda R. Schivo, Marcelo H. Napimoga, Carlos A. hypernociception Crucial role of neutrophils in the development of mechanical inflammatory [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , May 28, 2008; 28 (22): ...

During the past several years, a great furor has arisen over the promotion and sale of pangamic acid also known as Vitamin B15. This was stimulated to some extent by an article in New York magazine (Nobile, 1978) extolling this "vitamin", resulting in near exhaustion of supplies in local retail outlets, a phenomenon which eventually spread to other areas of the country. This article presents so...

Microbes have a variety of strategies to protect themselves from environmental assaults, whether they are clinging to bare rock on windy cliffs or dwelling within multicellular organisms like humans. One such strategy is to join forces and form biofilms, communities of microbial cells and their sticky secreted extracellular matrix that can adhere to a variety of surfaces. This method is used by...