Abstract Background Some of the most difficult phylogenetic questions in evolutionary biology involve identification of the free-living ...

Abstract Background The vertebrate body plan is generated during gastrulation with the formation of the three germ layers. Members ...

Abstract The Calorie (kcal) of present U.S. food labels is similar to the original French definition of 1825. The original published source (now available on the internet) defined the Calorie as ...

Abstract In eukaryotes, DNA replication is strictly regulated so that it occurs only once per cell cycle. The mechanisms that prevent excessive DNA replication are focused on preventing replication ...

Abstract Background Plastid genome content and protein sequence are highly conserved across land plants and their closest algal ...

Abstract Background Septins are cytoskeletal GTPase proteins first discovered in the fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae where they ...

Abstract Background With the advent of low-cost, high-throughput sequencing, the amount of public domain Expressed Sequence Tag ...

Abstract Background Microarrays offer a powerful tool for diverse applications plant biology and crop improvement. Recently, two ...

Abstract Background Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is a diploid oilseed crop whose origin is largely unknown. Safflower is ...

Abstract Background Cattle and other ruminants have evolved the ability to derive most of their metabolic energy requirement from ...