Vernalization-induced flowering is a cold-relevant adaptation in many species, but little is known about the genetic basis behind in Orchidaceae species. Here, we reported a collection of 15017 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from the vernalized axillary buds of an Orchidaceae species, Dendrobium nobile, which were assembled for 9616 unique gene clusters. Functional enrichment analysis showed th...

The airship Italia, commanded by General Umberto Nobile, crashed during its return flight from the North Pole in 1928. The cause of the accident was never satisfactorily explained. We present evidence that the crash may have been fatigue-related. Nobile's memoirs indicate that at the time of the crash he had been awake for at least 72 h. Sleep deprivation impairs multiple aspects of cognitive f...

BACKGROUND Rheum nobile is an alpine plant with translucent bracts concealing the inflorescence which produce a "glasshouse" effect promoting the development of fertile pollen grains in such conditions. The current understanding of the adaptation of such bracts to alpine environments mainly focuses on the phenotypic and physiological changes while the genetic basis is very limited. By sequencin...

soil in which they were found but are the remains of animals living in the sea on whose bed the soil (sediment) was deposited. The latter paper is a summary of a projected further work which unfortunately never appeared. It is the Prodromus that contained the first statement of the Law of Superposition; and much more. 'If, in a certain stratum, we find great abundance of rushes, grass, pine con...

Yearning for children and the heartbreak of barrenness have been a part of life since the beginning of mankind, chronicled throughout history by religious accounts, myths, legends, art, and literature. Whether driven by biological drive, social necessity, or psychological longing, the pursuit of a child or children has compelled men and women to seek a variety of remedies, sometimes even extrem...

R. D. M. Hadden, E. Nobile-Orazio, C. Sommer, A. Hahn, I. Illa, E. Morra, J. Pollard, R. A. C. Hughes, P. Bouche, D. Cornblath, E. Evers, C. L. Koski, J. M. Léger, P. Van den Bergh, P. van Doorn and I. N. van Schaik Department of Neurology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK; Department of Neurological Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Department ofNeurology,University ofWürzburg,Wür...

Luigi Sironi, Elisabetta Gianazza, Paolo Gelosa, Uliano Guerrini, Elena Nobili, Anita Gianella, by Antiinflammatory Effects Rosuvastatin, but not Simvastatin, Provides End-Organ Protection in Stroke-Prone Rats Print ISSN: 1079-5642. Online ISSN: 1524-4636 Copyright © 2005 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 is published by the American Heart...

S tem cell therapies are not new. Bone marrow stem cell transplants have been performed for decades with much of the general public unaware that this is, in fact, a stem cell therapy. While the use of adult-derived stem cells and storage of cord blood has caused little debate, it is only since 1998 1 when researchers first learnt how to remove stem cells from human embryos that controversy has ...

of it, and he wages an unnecessary warfare against all the unessential details of special religion. We agree with Mr. Martin that all incidental features of religion should be treated as incidentals and the essentials should be made paramount ; we also agree with him that all error should be removed ; but for that reason we need not drop or decry or ridicule or abhor any of those special featur...