Introduction: We propose to develop PISCES, a 3kg, 2W, flightcapable microfluidic lab-on-a-chip capillary electrophoresis analyzer that is capable of injesting solid, liquid, or gas samples and performing a suite of chemical analyses with parts per trillion sensitivity. This system would be a general purpose analytical system for in situ planetary exploration. For analysis of gases or liquids, ...

INUCLEATED cells occur in a variety of tissues in plants and animals normally and under varying physiological conditions (e.g., anemia, stress, ageing, regeneration, malignancy and viral infection) (BLOOM 1968). Among animals, naturally occurring binucleated cells have been observed in organisms of the following classes: Protozoa, Nematoda, Crustacea, Arachnida, Insecta, Agnatha, Pisces, Amphib...

Van, Richard P. Systematics of the Neotropical Characoid Genus Curimatopsis (Pisces: Characoidei). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, number 373, 28 pages, 21 figures, 1982.—The curimatid characoid genus Curimatopsis is redefined to form a monophyletic assemblage. Four species are recognized in the genus: Curimatopsis macrolepis (Steindachner, 1876), C. microlepis Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 18...

Parvalbumin is a muscle protein that aids in relaxation from contraction. Parvalbumin binds myoplasmic Ca(2+) during contractions, reducing calcium concentration and enhancing relaxation. Different isoforms of parvalbumin have varying affinities for calcium, and relaxation rates in skeletal muscle may be affected by variations in the isoforms of parvalbumin expressed. This study examines the ef...

The global budget of tropospheric carbonyl sulfide (OCS) is believed to be at equilibrium because background air concentrations have remained roughly stable over at least the last decade. Since the uptake of OCS by leaves (associated with photosynthesis) and soils have been revised significantly upwards recently, an equilibrated budget can only be obtained with a compensatory source of OCS. It ...

Coral growth patterns result from an interplay of coral biology and environmental conditions. In this study colony size and proportion of live and dead skeletons in the cold-water coral (CWC) Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) were measured using video footage from Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) transects conducted at the inshore Mingulay Reef Complex (MRC) and at the offshore PISCES site (Rock...