Abstract Background The evolutionary importance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) from Wolbachia endosymbiotic bacteria to their eukaryotic hosts is a topic of considerable interest and debate.Recent transfers of genome fragments from Wolbachia into insect chromosomes have been reported, but it has been argued that these fragments may be on an evol
Blinkies: Open Source Sound-to-Light Conversion Sensors for Large-Scale Acoustic Sensing and Applications
We propose an open source hardware platform called Blinky, a sound-to-light conversion sensor that harvests sound power at low-rate and conveniently.Blinkies are made up of a central processing unit connected to two microphones and a few light-emitting devices, are powered by a battery, Foil Plate and protected by a robust enclosure.Distributed in
Protective and restorative effects of the traditional Chinese medicine Jitai tablet against methamphetamine-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity
Abstract Background Methamphetamine (METH) is a psychostimulant with high abuse liability that affects the monoamine neurotransmitter systems, particularly the dopamine system.Currently there are no effective medications for the treatment of METH abuse to restore METH-induced dopaminergic dysfunction.The Jitai tablet (JTT), a commercial traditional
Genomic selection improves response to selection in resilience by exploiting genotype by environment interactions
Genotype by environment interactions (GxE) are very common in livestock and hamper genetic improvement.On the other hand, GxE is a source of genetic variation: genetic variation in response to environment, e.g.environmental perturbations such as heat BB Creams stress or disease.In livestock breeding, there is tendency to ignore GxE because of incre