Spinning rubbish

Satellite DNA in Plants: More than Just Rubbish.

For decades, satellite DNAs have been the hidden part of genomes. Initially considered as junk DNA, there is currently an increasing appreciation of the functional significance of satellite DNA repeats and of their sequences. Satellite DNA families accumulate in the heterochromatin in different parts of the eukaryotic chromosomes, mainly in pericentromeric and subtelomeric regions, but they als...

Disposal of Night-Soil and Rubbish by Compost System

Rubbish DNA: The functionless fraction of the human genome

Because genomes are products of natural processes rather than " intelligent design, " all genomes contain functional and nonfunctional parts. The fraction of the genome that has no biological function is called " rubbish DNA. " Rubbish DNA consists of " junk DNA, " i.e., the fraction of the genome on which selection does not operate, and " garbage DNA, " i.e., sequences that lower the fitness o...

Cancer as rubbish: donation of tumor tissue for research.

Tissue banking (or biobanking), thought by many to be an essential form of medical research, has raised a number of ethical issues that highlight a need to understand the beliefs and values of tissue donors, including the motivations underlying consent or refusal to donate. Data from our qualitative study of the legal, social, and ethical issues surrounding tumor banking in New South Wales, Aus...

Immunological Aspects and Affections of Rubbish Collectors Caused by Bioaerosols

Immunological Aspects and Affections of Rubbish Collectors Caused by Bioaerosols: S t e p h a n B E C H E R , e t a l . R h e i n i s c h e r Gemeindeunfallversicherungsverband—From the point of view of industrial medicine, the maintenance of industrial health and safety standards to minimize health hazards for staff is the most important item in dealing with biological materials at work. With ...