Anopheles coluzzii, a new system to study how transposable elements may foster Anopheles coluzzii, a new system to study how transposable elements may foster adaptation to urban environments

Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex.

Two new species within the Anopheles gambiae complex are here described and named. Based on molecular and bionomical evidence, the An. gambiae molecular "M form" is named Anopheles coluzzii Coetzee & Wilkerson sp. n., while the "S form" retains the nominotypical name Anopheles gambiae Giles. Anopheles quadriannulatus is retained for the southern African populations of this species, while the Et...

Define and Conquer: How Semantics Foster Progress; A Response to Recent Commentaries

Investigation of the seasonal microbiome of Anopheles coluzzii in Mali

1 Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America 2 Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Odontostomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, Mali 3 Biology Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of...

How to Design a Cryogenic Joule-Thomson Cooling System: Case Study of Small Hydrogen Liquefier

Heat exchangers are the critical components of refrigeration and liquefaction processes. Selection of appropriate operational conditions for cryogenic recuperative heat exchanger and expansion valve operating in Joule-Thomson cooling system results in improving the performance and efficiency. In the current study, a straightforward procedure is introduced to design an efficient Joule-Thomson co...

Do transposable elements really contribute to proteomes?

Recent studies indicate that the initial classification of transposable elements (TEs) as 'useless', 'selfish' or 'junk' pieces of DNA is not an accurate one. TEs seem to have complex regulatory functions and contribute to the coding regions of many genes. Because this contribution had been documented only at transcript level, we searched for evidence that would also support the translation of ...