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Flying lemurs and tree shrews may be more closely related than previously thought as recent cytogenetic evidence places them as sister taxa, which contradicts molecular sequence findings that placed flying lemurs closer to primates.
Incense burning in Buddhist and Taoist temples is regular practice, however inhalation of incense gas products can cause respiratory disease and other health problems, so worshippers are advised to reduce exposure times, and ventilate their houses when they burn incense at home.
Reporting of randomised controlled trials conducted in China requires substantial improvement in order to meet the targets of the CONSORT statement, according to a systematic review of 307 trials.
Routine HIV testing is recommended for patients presenting with amebic liver abcess (ALA), as the majority of them are HIV-positive and have no other clinical features suggesting HIV infection.
The comparative transcriptional analysis of highly syntenic regions in six different organ types between Medicago truncatula (barrel medic) and Glycine max (soybean), using nucleotide tiling microarrays, provides insights into genome organization and transcriptional regulation in these legume plants.
