Merope Tuber in Massachusetts

Species recognition in the truffle genus Tuber -- the synonyms Tuber aestivum and Tuber uncinatum.

The two morphologically similar truffles Tuber aestivum and T. uncinatum have caused confusion because T. uncinatum is regarded by different authors, as either a distinct species, variety, subspecies, or synonym of T. aestivum. A clarification of the relationship between the two truffles would help both conservation biology and cultivation. We aimed both to test the reliability of the only quan...

Optic Disc Tuber

Both paclitaxel and docetaxel are mitotic inhibitors with similar mechanisms of action. In our patient, CME was thought to be secondary to paclitaxel use. Paclitaxel treatment was discontinued and capecitabine (Xeloda; Hoffman-LaRoche Inc, Nutley, NJ) was prescribed by the patient’s oncologist. Six weeks after cessation of paclitaxel treatment, the patient’s bestcorrected visual acuity improved...

Optic disc tuber.

Both paclitaxel and docetaxel are mitotic inhibitors with similar mechanisms of action. In our patient, CME was thought to be secondary to paclitaxel use. Paclitaxel treatment was discontinued and capecitabine (Xeloda; Hoffman-LaRoche Inc, Nutley, NJ) was prescribed by the patient’s oncologist. Six weeks after cessation of paclitaxel treatment, the patient’s bestcorrected visual acuity improved...

Shrewsbury , Massachusetts

Insight on Genes Affecting Tuber Development in Potato upon Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) Infection.

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L) is a natural host of Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) which can cause characteristic symptoms on developing plants including stunting phenotype and distortion of leaves and tubers. PSTVd is the type species of the family Pospiviroidae, and can replicate in the nucleus and move systemically throughout the plant. It is not well understood how the viroid can affect ...