BackgroundEnvironmental factors greatly impact plant gene expression and concentrations of cellular metabolites such as sugars and amino acids. The changed metabolite concentrations affect the expression of many genes both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally.Recent ProgressSucrose acts as a signalling molecule in the

Background and AimsNitric oxide (NO) has been demonstrated to stimulate the activity of nitrate reductase (NR) in plant roots supplied with a low level of nitrate, and to affect proteins differently, depending on the ratio of NO to the level

We surveyed the HST UV spectra of 49 low-redshift quasars for z < 1 CIVcandidates, relying solely on the characteristic wavelength separation of thedoublet. After consideration of the defining traits of CIV doublets (e.g.,consistent line profiles, other associated transitions, etc.),

In this paper, we analyze the dynamical evolution of quintessence dark energyinduced by the collapse of dark matter halos. Different from other previousstudies, we develop a numerical strategy which allows us to calculate the darkenergy evolution for the entire history

The galactic anomalous microwave emission detected between 10 and 90 GHz is amajor foreground to CMB fluctuations. Well correlated to dust emission at 100$\mu$m, the anomalous emission is interstellar but its origin is still debated.Some possible explanations relate it to

The abundance of beryllium in the oldest, most metal-poor stars acts as aprobe of early star formation and Galactic chemical evolution. We have analyzedhigh-resolution, high signal-to-noise Keck/HIRES spectra of 24 stars with[Fe/H] from -2.3 to -3.5 in order to determine

We present deep, wide-field, Ks-band (2.14 micron) images towards 87 southernmassive star formation regions traced by methanol maser emission. Usingpoint-spread function fitting, we generate 2.14 micron point source cataloguestowards each of the regions. For the regions between 10 degrees and

I got a copy of the of the Review of Contemporary Fiction today, devoted to . None of the contents are available online, but you can see what the are: a mighty fine collection indeed. Longtime RCF (and Perec) fans

In The Guardian Jenny Diski offers , describing her brief almost-stint as a guest-editor for a student literary magazine. Rather than offering empty encouragement she dared suggest that not every submission was brilliant: it was not what they wanted to

In in The Guardian James Campbell considers William Burroughs' Naked Lunch, fifty years on. It's not under review at the complete review, but it certainly is a ... memorable work. Get your copy at or .

Kate Copstick recently bought (for a mere £10,000), and the 100th issue is just out. Understandably, Copstick has been trying to drum up some publicity about the change of ownership, as if the magazine now might be worth paying attention

A fascinating piece by David B. Green and Raphael Ahren in Haaretz on the popularity of Hebrew fiction in translation, -- beginning with:Here's a very brief literary quiz: In what country do the writers David Grossman, A.B. Yehoshua and Amos

Waverly High School senior Trey Cotter hopes to work his way up the ladder at the mechanical contracting firm where he's mowed lawns for about three years.

It's official! The Learning Commons on the first floor of the Harriet Irving Library in Fredericton has been named in honour of John B. McNair, one of the most accomplished scholars, jurists, and public servants ever to graduate from UNB.The

Earlier this week, the case of Hiroki Ando, the Japanese 11-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant in Japan, highlighted the vast cultural divide in attitudes towards organ transplant and availability worldwide. (CNN)

The nation's largest group of doctors began their annual meeting as a potential obstacle to President Obama's health care overhaul. After a big pep talk from Obama himself, they ended it Wednesday by signaling they won't close the door on

Americans today are guinea pigs in a "one-size-fits-all" approach to medicine. Clinical trials designed to gauge if a treatment works for most people most of the time, ignore the influence of genes on health and wellness. Since one size does