U.S.A. Midwest C. elegans meeting report

Midwest ASPB Sectional Meeting and OSU

Stomata are essential for plant productivity but the genes required for the terminal specification of the stomatal fate are largely unknown. Mutations in the Arabidopsis FOUR LIPS locus, an R2R3 MYB transcription factor, produce clusters of stomata in direct contact. The clusters result from a delay in cell cycle exit and in guard cell specification. In addition to the MYB domain, FLP contains ...

Establishment of the Avera Twin Register in the Midwest USA.

The Avera Twin Register (ATR) aims to study environmental and genetic influences on health and disease using a longitudinal repository of biological specimens, survey data, and health information provided by multiples and their family members. The ATR is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which is a rural and frontier area in the Midwestern United States with a density of four people per squ...

ABSTRACTS of the 2 nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest

s are given in alphabetical order by senior author; all papers are podium presentations unless noted otherwise. (1) ADE, Kori. "Hard Tissue Manifestations of AIDS." The purpose of this paper is to explain ways in which AIDS leaves its mark on the skeletal system. The potential to use this information in forensic cases is also explored. It is concluded that a greater understanding of the hard ti...

ABSTRACTS of the 3 rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest

s are given in alphabetical order by senior author; all papers are podium presentations unless noted otherwise. (1) BAKER TATAREK, Nancy, & Lauren LEASE. "Further Statistical Analysis of Differentiating Sex from the Patella." (poster presentation; abstract not available) (2) BIANK, Vincent. "Schmorl's Nodes: Congenital Defect or Trauma Related?" The purpose of this paper is to present prelimina...

Usa-japan Joint Meeting for Glial Research