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Unexpected Environmental Conditions Suggest Paleozoic Plant Morphological Gas Conductance Models
The importance of plants in regulating and defining Earth’s greenhouse gas and water vapor composition has been previously demonstrated. This study addresses the relationship between the morphological and physiological ...
Effects of habitat complexity on intraguild predation and cannibalism in an assemblage of size-structured predators
(2014-06-02)
Intraguild predation (IGP) and cannibalism substantially affect community dynamics but often are poorly documented in food web studies. Feeding choices of generalist predators often relate more to size of prey than to ...
Introduction and Initial Analysis of the Ciliate Investigative Learning Initiative Classroom-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
(2017-05-23)
Due to inherent shortcomings in the traditional laboratory structure, inquiry-based laboratories have increasingly been adopted to increase student engagement in science and provide an early research experience. At Baylor ...
The role of CTR3 in the copper tolerance of nmd mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(2013-05-24)
The nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway is a mechanism by which eukaryotic cells degrade mRNAs with nonsense codons and some natural mRNAs. CTR3 mRNA is a natural mRNA degraded by the pathway and codes for a copper ...
Identification of GCN4 homologues in maize using a bioinformatics approach
(2014-05-01)
In yeast, GCN4 is a b-zip transcription factor responsible for controlling various amino acid biosynthesis pathways. Under amino acid starvation, GCN4 is derepressed and amino acid biosynthesis increases. This is known as ...
The Distribution and Resistance to Antibiotics of Staphylococcus Organisms Among the Equine Population of Central Texas
Staphylococcus species are common microbes capable of causing infection in human and nonhuman populations. Microbial resistance to antibiotics has become a threat to antisepsis and public health. There is limited knowledge ...
Evaluating and Isolating Promoters in Impatiens walleriana: Towards the Development of Mosquitocidal Nectar
(2016-08-10)
Mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, are a persistent problem, leading to numerous deaths across the world that could be easily prevented by better control of mosquito populations. Because the main source of energy ...
Dysfunction of Calcium Regulation Mediates Processes Involved in Age-Related Hearing Loss
(2022-05-18)
Hearing loss is a complicated disability affecting a substantial portion of the public. Hearing loss can occur due to a variety of reasons, but the processes involved in such a phenomenon are considered to be similar across ...
The Effect of Music on Biomolecule Production and Listening Satisfaction
(2022-05-20)
Listening to music is enjoyable, but can it do more for the human body than satisfy the ears? This thesis examines the effects of music with a literature review through a biological lens, focusing on how listening to and ...
Analysis of Perceived Benefits and Potential Harms of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing with Regard to Improving Regulation
(2022-05-18)
Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) genetic testing has been historically under-regulated. Since the development of DTC genetic testing in 2002, regulations have been slowly accumulating with the creation of legislation such as the ...