Gene expression is regulated by orchestrated binding of regulatory proteins to promoters and other cis-regulatory DNA elements (CREs). Several plant databases have been developed for mapping promoters or DNA motifs associated with promoters. However, there is a lack of databases that allow investigation for all CREs. Here we present PlantDHS (http://plantdhs.org), a plant DNase I hypersensitive...

The maintenance and enhancement of body composition is an energy-dependent process and is impossible without an adequate supply of energy and protein. In certain circumstances, alteration of the normal pattern of protein deposition and metabolism may be considered necessary. Drugs have been used with some success in attaining this end in three distinct clinical areas. First, they are proving ef...

The maintenance and enhancement of body composition is an energy-dependent process and is impossible without an adequate supply of energy and protein. In certain circumstances, alteration of the normal pattern of protein deposition and metabolism may be considered necessary. Drugs have been used with some success in attaining this end in three distinct clinical areas. First, they are proving ef...

In pig production, the terms "growth promoter", "performance enhancer", and "digestive enhancer" include a diverse range of products ranging from simple chemicals (copper salts) to chemically produced antibacterial compounds (carbadox) to antibiotics (tylosin, avilamycin, salinomycin, virginiamycin). Most of the antibiotic group are produced during a fermentation process by yeasts, moulds, and ...

The maintenance and enhancement of body composition is an energy-dependent process and is impossible without an adequate supply of energy and protein. In certain circumstances, alteration of the normal pattern of protein deposition and metabolism may be considered necessary. Drugs have been used with some success in attaining this end in three distinct clinical areas. First, they are proving ef...

Sir, I was dismayed to see that Phillips et al. were defending what nearly all microbiologists know are grave abuses of antibiotics— their continuous use in feed as growth promoters and the needless widespread use of broad spectrum agents (fluoroquinolones). This is despite their acknowledgement that ‘the more an antibiotic is used, the more likely are resistant populations to develop’ and that...

The maintenance and enhancement of body composition is an energy-dependent process and is impossible without an adequate supply of energy and protein. In certain circumstances, alteration of the normal pattern of protein deposition and metabolism may be considered necessary. Drugs have been used with some success in attaining this end in three distinct clinical areas. First, they are proving ef...

Regulation of plant height, one of the most important agronomic traits, is the focus of intensive research for improving crop performance. Stem elongation takes place as a result of repeated cell divisions and subsequent elongation of cells produced by apical and intercalary meristems. The gibberellin (GA) phytohormones have long been known to control stem and internodal elongation by stimulati...

Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) of the genus Azospirillum are known to enhance the growth of numerous agricultural crops. We are proposing the use of these bacteria as “microalgae-growth promoting bacteria” (MGPB) to enhance the cleaning capacity of polluted water by the freshwater microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and C. sorokiniana. Deliberate inoculation of Chlorella sp. with a terrestria...