22,807 research outputs found
Transmission of Digitaria Streak Virus by the Maize Streak Virus Leafhopper Vector Cicadulina Mbila Naude
No full textAn unpublished account of possible trans-encapsidation of one mastrevirus by another, allowing transmission of both by a vector that normally only transmits one
Extinctions: Past and Present Week 1 - An abundance of bacteria
No full textIn this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan interviews Professor Ed Rybicki, a microbiologist based in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at UCT. They discuss the history and diversity of microbes on earth and how they played a key role in the development of oxygen in the atmosphere. Professor Rybicki also outlines how essential microbes are for our survival, as they help us to digest food, produce vitamins, and fight off disease
Introduction to Molecular Virology
No full textVirologist Ed Rybicki of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, has put together this tutorial on molecular virology. Designed for second year college students, the tutorial provides a colorful introduction to the topic. Basic text is hyperlinked to detailed explanations, giving viewers an opportunity choose the level of detail with which they want to explore molecular virology. The site covers the basics (What is a Virus?) through more complex virology (e.g., Virus Architecture, Genomic Replication Strategies of Viruses, and Virus Classification). Although slightly awkward in navigation (some pages are slow to load, and font size and color can be distracting), the content of the site is well worth the read, and educators will find much useful material here
Op-ed piece by Ed King describing the author\u27s visit to a University of Maine co
No full textOp-ed piece by Ed King describing the author\u27s visit to a University of Maine conference called Reading Stephen King: Issues of Choice, Censorship, and the Place of Popular Literature in the Canon. Ed King\u27s fellow attendees stopped talking to him after he admitted that he had never read any of Stephen King\u27s books and was only planning to write about how much money Stephen King makes
Author Ed McBain Book Signing
No full textAuthor Ed McBain hosts a book signing at the Bradenton Area Convention Cente
Manual of SDS-PAGE and Immunoblotting Techniques
No full textA collection of methods and examples illustrating how to do sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and immunoelectroblotting, or western blotting
Maize Streak Virus: diversity and virulence
No full textZea mays was first introduced to Africa in Ghana by Portuguese traders in the 16th century. The steady spread of maize cultivation since then has made it the most important cereal crop in Africa today. Whereas improved maize genotypes and agricultural techniques enable yearly yields above 10 tons hectare-1 in the developed world, yearly yields across Africa have remained low at about 1 ton hectare-1 in most countries. Although outmoded agricultural practices are the main reason for poor yields, maize pathogens inflict substantial additional losses. Of the many pathogens currently confronting maize farmers in Africa, Maize streak virus (MSV) is the most significant
Op-Ed piece explaining why the author joined Carolyn Chute\u27s Second Maine Militi
No full textOp-Ed piece explaining why the author joined Carolyn Chute\u27s Second Maine Militia and describing the first meeting
Gen Ed /
No full text"Gen Ed locates serious discussion of general education in the context of some of the day-to-day realities encountered in putting it into practice and promoting efforts at reform at Metropolitan Atlantic University (aka the Metro). This dual focus is found in the often-pugnacious policy debate among the faculty and a more light-hearted discussion of related questions carried on by Professor Kelly as he models Socratic teaching in his upper-level class for prospective teachers. Reforming general education at the Metro is not free of the vanities and vulgarities of ambitious men and women and self-serving politicians, of course, nor those who poke fun at them. Arnie Smatter, the irrepressible and nosey chat show host of Radio YOY ensures that this does not go unnoticed. The overall humorous tone of Gen Ed does not detract from Mulcahy's thoughtful treatment of substantive issues that will be of interest to serious scholars, students, and a general readership. It is the behaviour of those involved, the broader media and political contexts in which events take place, which mainly becomes the object of humorous treatment"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Chapter 16 -- Chapter 17 -- Chapter 18 -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 -- Appendix: Questions for Discussion, Suggested Topics for Term Papers and Research Projects -- References -- About the Author."Gen Ed locates serious discussion of general education in the context of some of the day-to-day realities encountered in putting it into practice and promoting efforts at reform at Metropolitan Atlantic University (aka the Metro). This dual focus is found in the often-pugnacious policy debate among the faculty and a more light-hearted discussion of related questions carried on by Professor Kelly as he models Socratic teaching in his upper-level class for prospective teachers. Reforming general education at the Metro is not free of the vanities and vulgarities of ambitious men and women and self-serving politicians, of course, nor those who poke fun at them. Arnie Smatter, the irrepressible and nosey chat show host of Radio YOY ensures that this does not go unnoticed. The overall humorous tone of Gen Ed does not detract from Mulcahy's thoughtful treatment of substantive issues that will be of interest to serious scholars, students, and a general readership. It is the behaviour of those involved, the broader media and political contexts in which events take place, which mainly becomes the object of humorous treatment"--Description based on print version record
Experimental investigations of mastrevirus molecular biology and evolution
No full textIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-161).This dissertation describes three major sets of experiments, all of which involved the construction and use of various reciprocal chimaeric MSV constructs. First, chimaeric viruses were used in genetic complementation-type experiments to investigate the biological significance of interactions between the two virion-sense open reading frames (ORFs) of MSV, their products, and the rest of the genome. Six chimaeric MSV constructs were made by reciprocally exchanging the ORFs encoding movement protein (MP) and coat protein (CP) individually, and in pairs, between MSV-Kom and MSV-Set, which share just 78% overall nucleotide identity. Analysis of symptomatology and infection efficiency of chimaeras and wild-type parental viruses revealed evidence of functionally relevant specific interactions between MSV MP and CP
- …
