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  • Genetically modified plants

    Genetically modified plants: questions and answers

  • Genetic technologies

    What can and should genetic technologies be used for?

    • Journal - Journal of The Royal Society Interface

    Modelling epidermis homoeostasis and psoriasis pathogenesis

    Feb 6, 2015 - We present a computational model to study the spatio-temporal dynamics of epidermis homoeostasis under normal and pathological conditions. The model consists of a population kinetics model of the central transition pathway of keratinocyte

    Hong Zhang, Wenhong Hou, Laurence Henrot, Sylvianne Schnebert, Marc Dumas, Catherine Heusèle, Jin Yang

    Journal - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

    Solutions to Peto's paradox revealed by mathematical modelling and cross-species cancer gene analysis

    Jul 19, 2015 - Whales have 1000-fold more cells than humans and mice have 1000-fold fewer; however, cancer risk across species does not increase with the number of somatic cells and the lifespan of the organism. This observation is known as Peto's paradox. How

    Aleah F. Caulin, Trevor A. Graham, Li-San Wang, Carlo C. Maley

    Journal - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

    Genetic variation in the cellular response of Daphnia magna (Crustacea: Cladocera) to its bacterial parasite

    Nov 7, 2010 - Linking measures of immune function with infection, and ultimately, host and parasite fitness is a major goal in the field of ecological immunology. In this study, we tested for the presence and timing of a cellular immune response in the crustacean

    Stuart K. J. R. Auld, Jennifer A. Scholefield, Tom J. Little

    Journal - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

    Seasonal variation in nutrient utilization shapes gut microbiome structure and function in wild giant pandas

    Sep 13, 2017 - Wild giant pandas use different parts of bamboo (shoots, leaves and stems) and different bamboo species at different times of the year. Their usage of bamboo can be classified temporally into a distinct leaf stage, shoot stage and transition stage.

    Qi Wu, Xiao Wang, Yun Ding, Yibo Hu, Yonggang Nie, Wei Wei, Shuai Ma, Li Yan, Lifeng Zhu, Fuwen Wei

    Journal - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

    The epithelial sodium channel in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi)

    Dec 7, 2012 - Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is a Na+-selective, aldosterone-stimulated ion channel involved in sodium transport homeostasis. ENaC is rate-limiting for Na+ absorption in the epithelia of osmoregulatory organs of tetrapods. Although the

    Minoru Uchiyama, Sho Maejima, Sumio Yoshie, Yoshihiro Kubo, Norifumi Konno, Jean M. P. Joss

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    In conversation with Sir Martin Evans

    Awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2007, Sir Martin Evans was one of three winners for 'a series of ground-breaking discoveries concerning embryonic stem cells and DNA recombination in mammals'. He speaks at The Royal Society public lectures.

    Journal - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences

    Treatment with immunotoxin

    May 29, 2001 - T–cell depletion prior to or beginning at the time of transplantation has been shown to be a valuable adjunct to the induction of immunological unresponsiveness. Both total lymphoid irradiation and anti–lymphocyte globulin have been used for

    Stuart J. Knechtle

    Journal - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

    Peptides and receptors controlling root development

    Jun 5, 2012 - The growth of a plant's root system depends on the continued activity of the root meristem, and the generation of new meristems when lateral roots are initiated. Plants have developed intricate signalling systems that employ secreted peptides and

    Yvonne Stahl, Rüdiger Simon