A lytic factor, associated with the cell wall, was fortuitously discovered during the course of the investigations described in the previous paper (1). In the pneumococcal transformation system (2-5) as well as in the Bacillus subtilis transformation system (6), the highly transformable strains possessed active autolytic enzymes. Consequently, studies were undertaken to investigate the relation...

Incomplete phagelike particles were found in competent and incompetent cells of Haemophilus influenzae Rd (transformable) lysed after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Tensegrity structures are spatial reticulated structures composed of cables and struts. A tensioncompression equilibrium leads to lightweight systems that change shape through length changes in their members. Active members thus control several degrees of freedom simultaneously. Tensegrityring modules are transformable circuit-pattern modules. The linear combination of tensegrity rings has been...

The synthesis of novel periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials incorporating a mixture of functional monomers (cis- and trans-stilbene-based) and structural monomers has been accomplished. EDX analysis of these materials in combination with HAADF imaging of OsO(4)-stained samples reveals a homogeneous distribution of trans-olefin within the co-condensed aromatic organosilica matrix. Oz...