A gene has been introduced into soybeans to confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide, Roundup (Monsanto Co., St. Louis, Mo.) 1,2 Soybean varieties expressing this trait will enable farmers to use Roundup herbicide within the crop during the growing season. Previous studies have confirmed the safety of the introduced protein (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synth...

such a simple model will not work, because the mesh of oocyte microtubules is largely unpolarized. Instead, bicoid mRNA picks up transport factors in the nurse cells, before entering the oocyte and using those factors to mediate anterior localization, possibly on a polarized subset of microtubules. Without the factors, the mRNA can move on Exuperantia from nurse cell helps bicoid RNA (green) mo...

Journal Roundup: Recent Developments in Tumor Ablation June 08, 2005 | Tumor Ablation [1] Journal articles published since the beginning of this year look at new treatment modalities, provide more evidence of ablation’s efficacy, and identify potential complications. Imaging technologies and combination therapies are also covered. */ Journal articles published since the beginning of this year l...