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TTK activates ATR through RPA2 phosphorylation to promote olaparib resistance in ovarian cancer
Cell lines and cell culture
OVCAR8 cells were obtained from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Characterized Cell Line Core. OV90 and UWB1.289 cells were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA), while…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in the United States: recent incursions and spillover to cattle
Alexander, D. J. & Brown, I. H. History of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Rev. Sci. Tech. 28, 19–38 (2009).
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An initial comparative study on the antennal morphology of Zoraptera (Insecta) with special reference to the sensilla
Gross morphology of antennae in Zoraptera
The length of the antennae of the three examined species varied from 1.3 to 1.7 mm (Table S2). For all the species, the antennae were shorter than the body (Fig. 1A), and those of the males were shorter…
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Impact of cryopreservation on DNA damage in Acer platanoides L. seeds evaluated by the comet assay
Antonelli, A. et al. State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (2020).
Hay, F. R. & Probert, R. J. Advances in seed conservation of wild plant species: a review of recent research. Conserv. Physiol. 1, cot030…
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of Ceroplastes pseudoceriferus Green, 1935 (Hemiptera: Coccidae)
Morales, M. G. et al. ScaleNet: a literature-based model of scale insect biology and systematics. Database 2016, bav118 (2016).
Wang, X. B. et al. DNA barcoding of common soft scales…
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Population ecology and herd dynamics of blue bull Boselaphus tragocamelus in forest and agrarian lands of district Ludhiana Punjab
Chopra, G. & Rai, D. A study on the ecology of nilgai (Boselaphus Tragocamelus Pallas) and its status as an unconventional pest of agriculture in and around beer sonty reserve forest, haryana, India. J. Appl. Nat. Sci. 1 (2), 245–249.
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Sex differences in placental structure and gene expression in ICR mice during embryonic development
In this study, we identified sex and strain differences in placental development using ICR and C57BL/6J mice. At E14.5, the JZ area and the ratio of the JZ area to the total JZ and LAB areas were significantly larger in female ICR mice….
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Herpetologists Discover Three New Species of Frogs in Peru
Herpetologists have described three new species of the frog genus Pristimantis from the rugged, misty highlands of northwestern Peru.
Pristimantis chinguelas. Image credit: Chávez et al., doi: 10.3897/evolsyst.9.148522.
With 619 species…
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First large-scale stem cell bank created to investigate Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common, debilitating neurodegenerative disease affecting about 10 percent of people over the age of 65 and one third of people aged 85 and above. Besides environmental factors, the genes have a strong…
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