According to panspermia, life on Earth may have originated from life forms transported through space from elsewhere.These life forms could have passed through molecular clouds, where the process of methanogenesis could have provided enough energy to sustain living organisms.In this study, we calculate the Gibbs free energy released from synthesizin
Anandamide Exerts a Differential Effect on Human Placenta Before and After the Onset of Labor
The onset of labor involves the action of multiple factors and recent reports have postulated the endocannabinoid system as a new regulator of this process.Our objective was to study the role of anandamide, one of the main endocannabinoids, on the regulation of placental molecules that contribute to the onset of labor at Nutrition Drinks term.Place
PharmOmics: A species- and tissue-specific drug signature database and gene-network-based drug repositioning tool
Summary: Drug development has been hampered by a high failure rate in clinical trials due to our incomplete understanding of drug functions across organs and species.Therefore, elucidating species- and tissue-specific CHEESE SPIKE drug functions can provide insights into therapeutic efficacy, potential adverse effects, and interspecies differences
Seasonal Effects on the Population, Morphology and Reproductive Behavior of Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae)
Many insects are influenced by the phenology of their host Solid Hotplate Scraper plants.In North Central Florida, Narnia femorata (Hemiptera: Coreidae) spends its entire life cycle living and feeding on Opuntia mesacantha ssp.lata.This cactus begins producing flower buds in April that lead to unripe green fruit in June that ripen into red fruit th
Serotonin transporter genotype modulates social reward and punishment in rhesus macaques.
Serotonin signaling influences social behavior in both human and nonhuman primates.In humans, variation upstream of the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) has recently been shown to influence both behavioral measures of social anxiety and amygdala response to social threats.Here we show that length polymorphisms in 5-HTTLP