OTH self-fertile and self-incompatible species are found in the genus BLycopersicon (LAMM 1950). The self-incompatibility in L. peruuianum was shown to be of the Nicotiana or multiple-allelic gametophytic type by MCGUIRE and RICK (1954). Less extensive evidence suggested similar genetic control in L. hirsutum, L. glandulosum, and L. chilense (L. peruvianum f . dentatum) . I n addition, the inhe...

BACKGROUND Blood group mismatch between a mother and newborn carries a substantial risk for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus. In the current study, we investigate the spectrum and outcome of marked neonatal hyperbilirubinemia with blood group incompatibility. METHODS We retrospectively assessed a cohort of 413 neonates with peak total serum bilirubin (TSB) values > or = 20 mg/dL be...

In this paper, we reexamine theMovie Graph Argument, which demonstrates a basic incompatibility between computationalism and materialism. We discover that the incompatibility is only manifest in singular classical-like universes. If we accept that we live in a Multiverse, then the incompatibility goes away, but in that case another line of argument shows that with computationalism, the fundamen...

Hydrops fetalis associated with ABO incompatibility is an extremely rare condition. We report twin infants both afflicted with significant ABO hemolytic disease but showing different degrees of clinical severity, in which fatal hydrops developed in one of the twins. Hemolysis due to ABO incompatibility is usually difficult to diagnose. All causes of non-immune hydrops should be ruled out in ord...

There are several different types of self-incompatibility in different flowering plant species, and there has recently been progress in understanding their molecular genetics by using combined molecular and evolutionary approaches. Questions include the mechanism of self-incompatibility (both the nature of the proteins encoded by the genes and whether incompatibility systems all have separate g...

A diverse group of natural biological compounds bind to microtubules and suppress microtubule dynamics. Here we review the mechanism of microtubule assembly and dynamics as well as structural features that are important for nucleotide binding, GTP hydrolysis and stabilization of longitudinal and lateral protofilament contacts. Specific emphasis is placed upon the polar structure of the microtub...

The onset of human degenerative diseases in humans, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, neurodevelopmental disease and neurodegenerative disease has been shown to be related to exposures to persistent organic pollutants, including polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorinated pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and others, as well as to polynuclear aromati...

Liquid crystal (LC)-forming lipids represent an important class of biocompatible amphiphiles and their application extends to cosmeceutical, dietary, and pharmaceutical technologies. In the present study, we aimed to develop strategies for designing and optimizing oral and topical LC formulations by evaluating their in vitro and in vivo drug absorption performances. C17-Monoglycerol ester (MGE)...