The present study investigated the synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles by two species of brown seaweeds (Padina tetrastromatica and Turbinaria ornata) through analytical techniques and its antimicrobial activity. The brown seaweeds, P. tetrastromatica and T. ornata were collected from Mandabam, The collected freshly seaweeds were thoroughly washed in distilled water. About 20 grams of se...

Examensarbete 16 hp Lactate Dehydrogenase and Citrate Synthase activity in cardiac and skeletal muscle of lowland and highland tinamous Naomi Aira Lactate Dehydrogenase and Citrate Synthase activity in cardiac and skeletal muscle of lowland and highland tinamous. Sammanfattning/Abstract: Tinamous (Tinamidae) have the smallest heart in relation to body mass compared to any other flying bird toda...

More than 27 species of deep-sea corals have been identified off Atlantic Canada but their distributions are largely unknown. Bottom trawling is recognized as a threat to deep-sea corals in Atlantic Canada but the degree of damage has not been quantified. It is difficult to assess the level of conservation required for these organisms without basic information about their distribution. This stu...

BACKGROUND The banana family (Musaceae) includes genetically a diverse group of species and their diploid and polyploid hybrids that are widely cultivated in the tropics. In spite of their socio-economic importance, the knowledge of Musaceae genomes is basically limited to draft genome assemblies of two species, Musa acuminata and M. balbisiana. Here we aimed to complement this information by a...