Bacterial genomes evolve through mutations, rearrangements or horizontal gene transfer.
Besides the core genes encoding essential metabolic functions, bacterial genomes also …

The haemoglobinopathies are the commonest single-gene disorders known, almost
certainly because of the protection they provide against malaria, as attested by a number of …

Fetal lung growth depends on the degree to which lungs are distended with luminal liquid.
Fetal lungs are highly distended such that mean luminal volume exceeds the static relaxation …

Terrestrial ecosystems sequester 2.1 Pg of atmospheric carbon annually. A large amount of
the terrestrial sink is realized by forests. However, considerable uncertainties remain …

Context The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care developed a
consensus-based definition of palliative care (PC) that focuses on the relief of serious health-related …

This manuscript describes the energy and water components of a new community land surface
model called the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES). This is developed from …

… 1Ac′), with helical pitch h tape and radius r tape given by: … r tape ≈ 5 nm (Fig. 2b). At
c ≥ 1 mM, loose ribbons are also observed, with l̃ ≈ 0.3–1 μm, and h ribbon ≈ (50 ± 20) nm. …

We report a new family of homoleptic iridium(III) complexes that emit blue phosphorescence
at room temperature. The iridium(III) complexes are comprised of phenyltriazole ligands and …

Continuous improvement (CI) is increasingly being seen as an important complement to more
radical, step-change forms of innovation. In essence, it involves a company-wide process …

… is the mean leaf nitrogen concentration (kg N (kg C)−1), R and S are the carbon contents
of root and respiring stem, L is the canopy leaf area index and σl (kg C m−2 per unit of LAI) is …