Patterns of inheritance of the chloroplast genome in Passiflora were analyzed by examining the progeny from both interspecific and intraspecific crosses. Artificial crosses of field-collected material were performed in greenhouses at The University of Texas at Austin. DNA from fresh leaf material was analyzed by Southern blot techniques to identify the donor of the chloroplast genome. Initially...

hat was known about environmental conaminants that may affect human fertility. he gathering (Understanding Environental Contaminants and Human Fertility ompromise: Science and Strategy) marked he first time infertility, women’s health, and eproductive rights advocates met with reearchers in reproductive epidemiology, bilogy, toxicology, and clinical medicine to ssess the state of environmental ...

We describe a case of acute liver failure and death associated with the use of a preparation containing the "natural" anxiolytic kava (Piper methysticum) and passionflower (Passiflora incarnata). The patient died after a report by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) warning of the potential for hepatotoxicity associated with the use of kava-containing products. The general public and alt...

Abstract This article is based on Gibson’s “experimental phenomenology” and ecological perspective. It aims to develop Merleau-Ponty’s concept of “incarnate” by relating it the more general “illusion” in order apply digital environments immersive virtual realities. First all, we should clarify, from a phenomenological point view, notion “world.” Although “world” closely linked that “reality,” c...