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Materials and Music: Selective Imperfection as a Generative Framework for Analysis, Creativity and Discovery

Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Vibrations in matter, from spider webs to molecules, water to flames, share a grammar with music. We propose that creativity emerges when constraints force expansion beyond existing possibilities. Selective imperfection restores balance, enabling invention.
Markus J. Buehler
wiley   +1 more source

First archaeological evidence for ginger consumption as a potential medicinal ingredient in a late medieval leprosarium at St Leonard, Peterborough, England

Scientific Reports
Leprosy was one of the most outwardly visible diseases in the European Middle Ages, a period during which leprosaria were founded to provide space for the sick.
Elena Fiorin, Charlotte A. Roberts, Marica Baldoni, Erin Connelly, Christina Lee, Claudio Ottoni, Emanuela Cristiani   +6 more
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Early cave art and ancient DNA record the origin of European bison

Nature Communications, 2016
The ancestry of the European bison (wisent) remains a mystery. Here, Cooper and colleagues examine ancient DNA from fossil remains of extinct bison, and reveal the wisent originated through the hybridization of the extinct Steppe bison and ancestors of ...
Julien Soubrier, Graham Gower, Kefei Chen, Stephen M. Richards, Bastien Llamas, Kieren J. Mitchell, Simon Y. W. Ho, Pavel Kosintsev, Michael S. Y. Lee, Gennady Baryshnikov, Ruth Bollongino, Pere Bover, Joachim Burger, David Chivall, Evelyne Crégut-Bonnoure, Jared E. Decker, Vladimir B. Doronichev, Katerina Douka, Damien A. Fordham, Federica Fontana, Carole Fritz, Jan Glimmerveen, Liubov V. Golovanova, Colin Groves, Antonio Guerreschi, Wolfgang Haak, Tom Higham, Emilia Hofman-Kamińska, Alexander Immel, Marie-Anne Julien, Johannes Krause, Oleksandra Krotova, Frauke Langbein, Greger Larson, Adam Rohrlach, Amelie Scheu, Robert D. Schnabel, Jeremy F. Taylor, Małgorzata Tokarska, Gilles Tosello, Johannes van der Plicht, Ayla van Loenen, Jean-Denis Vigne, Oliver Wooley, Ludovic Orlando, Rafał Kowalczyk, Beth Shapiro, Alan Cooper   +47 more
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The plant microbiome: From ecological foundations to precision microbial engineering for sustainable agriculture

iMeta, EarlyView.
From ecological principles to precision engineering of plant microbiomes for sustainable agriculture. The plant holobiont integrates diverse microbial niches (including rhizosphere, endosphere, phyllosphere, seed, and aerial‐root mucilagesphere), host genetics (namely M genes), and host metabolites. Furthermore, molecular dialogues, including rhizobial
Mi Wei, Tengxiang Lian, Liying Chen, Lanxiang Wang, Junjie Ye, Xiaofang Yao, Shilong Duan, Ziyu Lu, Jinji Tu, Hongfu Li, Xin‐Yue Xu, Jie Zhou, Junliang He, Feiying Zhu, Paola Bonfante, Lam‐Son Phan Tran, Zhiqiang Pang, Xin Zhou, Zhihui Xu, Lin Zhang, Mengcen Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Chang‐Fu Tian, Yong‐Xin Liu, Kai Sun, Ertao Wang, Xianan Xie   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Gold‐Mediated Male Reproductive Dysfunction in Male WISTAR Rats Through Sperm Analysis and Testosterone Measurement

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gold has been used for centuries in both ornamental and medicinal contexts. More recently, gold compounds, containing ions or nanoparticles, have attracted attention for their anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, and diagnostic applications. Therefore, concerns about systemic toxicity and biodistribution have prompted investigations into the ...
Samira Maghraoui, Adrian Florea, Leila Tekaya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comment: Characterization of Two Historic Smallpox Specimens from a Czech Museum

Viruses, 2017
The complete genome sequences of two strains of variola virus (VARV) sampled from human smallpox specimens present in the Czech National Museum, Prague, were recently determined, with one of the sequences estimated to date to the mid-19th century.
Ashleigh F. Porter, Ana T. Duggan, Hendrik N. Poinar, Edward C. Holmes   +3 more
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Calpain Proteases and the Evolving Signaling Network in Insect Embryonic Patterning

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Insect embryonic Dorsal‐Ventral (DV) patterning relies on the BMP and Toll pathways to different extents. Calcium‐dependent cystein proteases of the Calpain family also exert an important function to pattern the DV axis. In Drosophila, Calpain A cleaves the Cactus/IkappaB inhibitor and modifies Toll signals in ventral regions of the embryo. In Rhodnius
Alison Julio, Helena Araujo
wiley   +1 more source

Phenolic Profile and Susceptibility to Fusarium Infection of Pigmented Maize Cultivars

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018
Maize is a staple food source in the world, whose ancient varieties or landraces are receiving a growing attention. In this work, two Italian maize cultivars with pigmented kernels and one inbred line were investigated for untargeted phenolic profile, in
Jamila Bernardi, Lorenzo Stagnati, Luigi Lucini, Luigi Lucini, Gabriele Rocchetti, Alessandra Lanubile, Carolina Cortellini, Giovanni De Poli, Matteo Busconi, Matteo Busconi, Adriano Marocco, Adriano Marocco   +11 more
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Degradation of ancient DNA [PDF]

Current Biology, 1996
Kelman, Zvi, Moran, Lori
openaire   +2 more sources

Can DNA from wet, temperate soils be used for palaeoecological reconstruction?

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sedimentary ancient DNA in well‐dated contexts (sedaDNA) has great potential as a palaeoecological proxy. A few studies have attempted palaeoecological reconstructions using sedaDNA from soil; these studies have been mainly restricted to cold and/or dry soils.
Nick A. Cutler, Doreen Yu‐Tuan Huang, Richard T. Streeter, Andrew J. Dugmore   +3 more
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