Response to Hofmann et al

Reply to the EFSA (2016) on the relevance of recent publications (Hofmann et al. 2014, 2016) on environmental risk assessment and management of Bt-maize events (MON810, Bt11 and 1507)

In this commentary, we respond to a report of the EFSA GMO Panel (EFSA EFSA Supp Publ, 1) that criticises the outcomes of two studies published in this journal (Hofmann et al. Environ Sci Eur 26: 24, 2; Environ Sci Eur 28: 14, 3). Both publications relate to the environmental risk assessment and management of Bt-maize, including maize events MON810, Bt11 and maize 1507. The results of Hofmann e...

Public Participation: Methods Matter; A Response to Boaz et al.

Lack of genetic variation in the response of a trematode parasite to ocean acidification

The impacts of climate change and ocean acidification on marine species will be complex and involve both direct and indirect effects (Kroeker et al. 2013). As with other environmental stressors, the consequences of ocean acidification (OA) are likely to be variable, not only among species but also within species, with some individuals showing greater tolerance to low pH conditions (Doney et al....

Response to Kruse-Plass et al. (2017) regarding the risk to non-target lepidopteran larvae exposed to pollen from one or more of three Bt maize events (MON810, Bt11 and 1507)

We respond to the paper of Kruse-Plass et al. (Environ Sci Eur 29:12, 2017), published in this journal, regarding the risk to non-target lepidopteran larvae exposed to pollen from one or more of three Bt maize events (MON810, Bt11 and 1507). We emphasise that what is important for environmental risk assessment is not the number of pollen grains per se, but the degree of exposure of a NT lepidop...

The CaV2.3 Ca channel subunit contributes to R-type Ca currents in murine hippocampal and neocortical neurones

Voltage-dependent Ca channels are one of the main Ca entry pathways into neuronal cells and are of central importance in coupling action potential firing to Ca influx. Therefore, considerable interest has focussed on the molecular structures underlying different types of Ca currents in neurones. Most native neurones display several types of high-threshold Ca currents, which that can be pharmaco...

Assesment of different DNA extraction methods in medicinal plants

Medicinal plants have high importance in medicine and pharmacogonosy because of their secondary metabolites. Essential oils, antioxidants and flavonoids are the major compounds of many medicinal plants. These compounds especially antioxidants can increase oxidation of DNA in response to wounds. Nowadays, progresses in biotechnology such as molecular markers were used for phylogenetic relationsh...