1.
Redeeming qualities: exploring factors that affect women's use of reproductive health vouchers in Cambodia
Carinne
D
Brody,
Julie
Freccero,
Claire
D
Brindis,
Ben
Bellows
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2013, 13 :13 (26 February 2013)
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2.
Comparative proteomic analysis of the effect of temperature and fertilizer on gliadin and glutenin accumulation in the developing endosperm and flour from Triticum aestivum L. cv. Butte 86
William
J
Hurkman,
Charlene
K
Tanaka,
William
H
Vensel,
Roger
Thilmony,
Susan
B
Altenbach
Proteome Science 2013, 11 :8 (22 February 2013)
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3.
Premetazoan genome evolution and the regulation of cell differentiation in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta
Stephen
R
Fairclough,
Zehua
Chen,
Eric
Kramer,
Qiandong
Zeng,
Sarah
Young,
Hugh
M
Robertson,
Emina
Begovic,
Daniel
J
Richter,
Carsten
Russ,
M Jody
Westbrook,
Gerard
Manning,
B Franz
Lang,
Brian
Haas,
Chad
Nusbaum,
Nicole
King
Genome Biology 2013, 14 :R15 (18 February 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Genome sequencing of Salpingoeca rosetta reveals insights into the genome composition of the metazoan ancestor and the evolution of multicellularity
4.
Insights into the evolution of Darwin’s finches from comparative analysis of the Geospiza magnirostris genome sequence
Chris
M
Rands,
Aaron
Darling,
Matthew
Fujita,
Lesheng
Kong,
Matthew
T
Webster,
Céline
Clabaut,
Richard
D
Emes,
Andreas
Heger,
Stephen
Meader,
Michael Brent
Hawkins,
Michael
B
Eisen,
Clotilde
Teiling,
Jason
Affourtit,
Benjamin
Boese,
Peter
R
Grant,
Barbara Rosemary
Grant,
Jonathan
A
Eisen,
Arhat
Abzhanov,
Chris
P
Ponting
BMC Genomics 2013, 14 :95 (12 February 2013)
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Editor’s summary
204 years after Charles Darwin’s birth, sequencing of the genome of the Darwin’s Finch Geospiza magnirostris reveals over 13,000 predicted genes, of which two under positive selection may have contributed to beak morphology evolution, which so interested Darwin.
5.
Cyclist route choice, traffic-related air pollution, and lung function: a scripted exposure study
Sarah
Jarjour,
Michael
Jerrett,
Dane
Westerdahl,
Audrey
Nazelle,
Cooper
Hanning,
Laura
Daly,
Jonah
Lipsitt,
John
Balmes
Environmental Health 2013, 12 :14 (7 February 2013)
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6.
Expression of the Lhx genes apterous and lim1 in an errant polychaete: implications for bilaterian appendage evolution, neural development, and muscle diversification
Christopher
J
Winchell,
David
K
Jacobs
EvoDevo 2013, 4 :4 (1 February 2013)
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CGAL: computing genome assembly likelihoods
Atif
Rahman,
Lior
Pachter
Genome Biology 2013, 14 :R8 (29 January 2013)
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Editor’s summary
A likelihood based approach for better estimation of genome assembly quality
8.
Survey of renewable chemicals produced from lignocellulosic biomass during ionic liquid pretreatment
Patanjali
Varanasi,
Priyanka
Singh,
Manfred
Auer,
Paul
D
Adams,
Blake
A
Simmons,
Seema
Singh
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013, 6 :14 (28 January 2013)
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Development of genomic SSR markers for fingerprinting lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars and mapping genes
Gilda
Rauscher,
Ivan
Simko
BMC Plant Biology 2013, 13 :11 (22 January 2013)
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Using a model filamentous fungus to unravel mechanisms of lignocellulose deconstruction
Elizabeth
A
Znameroski,
N
Louise
Glass
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2013, 6 :6 (22 January 2013)
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11.
Parental feeding practices in Mexican American families: initial test of an expanded measure
Jeanne
M
Tschann,
Steven
E
Gregorich,
Carlos
Penilla,
Lauri
A
Pasch,
Cynthia
L
de Groat,
Elena
Flores,
Julianna
Deardorff,
Louise
C
Greenspan,
Nancy
F
Butte
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10 :6 (17 January 2013)
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2ab assembly: a methodology for automatable, high-throughput assembly of standard biological parts
Mariana
Leguia,
Jennifer
AN
Brophy,
Douglas
Densmore,
Angel
Asante,
J Christopher
Anderson
Journal of Biological Engineering 2013, 7 :2 (10 January 2013)
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Deep divergences and extensive phylogeographic structure in a clade of lowland tropical salamanders
Sean
M
Rovito,
Gabriela
Parra-Olea,
Carlos
R
Vásquez-Almazán,
Roberto
Luna-Reyes,
David
B
Wake
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12 :255 (29 December 2012)
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Standardization and validation of a cytometric bead assay to assess antibodies to multiple Plasmodium falciparum recombinant antigens
Bartholomew
N
Ondigo,
Gregory
S
Park,
Severin
O
Gose,
Benjamin
M
Ho,
Lyticia
A
Ochola,
George
O
Ayodo,
Ayub
V
Ofulla,
Chandy
C
John
Malaria Journal 2012, 11 :427 (21 December 2012)
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Editor’s summary
With optimization, the cytometric bead assay may be the preferred method of testing for antibodies to P. falciparum antigens, as the assay can test for antibodies to multiple recombinant antigens from a single plasma sample and produces a greater range of values in positive samples.
15.
Biophysical regulation of stem cell behavior within the niche
Anthony
Conway,
David
V
Schaffer
Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2012, 3 :50 (14 December 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Conway and Schaffer review the biophysical aspects of the microenvironment which are involved in the regulation of stem cell development and fate, including mechanoregulation and the spatial organization of cues.
16.
Engineering of plants with improved properties as biofuels feedstocks by vessel-specific complementation of xylan biosynthesis mutants
Pia Damm
Petersen,
Jane
Lau,
Berit
Ebert,
Fan
Yang,
Yves
Verhertbruggen,
Jin Sun
Kim,
Patanjali
Varanasi,
Anongpat
Suttangkakul,
Manfred
Auer,
Dominique
Loqué,
Henrik Vibe
Scheller
Biotechnology for Biofuels 2012, 5 :84 (26 November 2012)
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The irregular xylem (irx) mutation in Arabidopsis collapses the stem, causing dwarfism, and can be rescued by cell-specific control of xylan expression to create viable plants with enhanced traits for biofuel production.
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Forward chemical genetic screens in Arabidopsis identify genes that influence sensitivity to the phytotoxic compound sulfamethoxazole
Karl
J
Schreiber,
Ryan
S
Austin,
Yunchen
Gong,
Jianfeng
Zhang,
Pauline
Fung,
Pauline
W
Wang,
David
S
Guttman,
Darrell
Desveaux
BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12 :226 (24 November 2012)
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A histone arginine methylation localizes to nucleosomes in satellite II and III DNA sequences in the human genome
Daniel
Capurso,
Hao
Xiong,
Mark
R
Segal
BMC Genomics 2012, 13 :630 (15 November 2012)
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Environmental justice implications of arsenic contamination in California’s San Joaquin Valley: a cross-sectional, cluster-design examining exposure and compliance in community drinking water systems
Carolina
L
Balazs,
Rachel
Morello-Frosch,
Alan
E
Hubbard,
Isha
Ray
Environmental Health 2012, 11 :84 (14 November 2012)
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Toward understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to high-elevation life in poikilothermic species: A comparative transcriptomic analysis of two ranid frogs, Rana chensinensis and R. kukunoris
Weizhao
Yang,
Yin
Qi,
Ke
Bi,
Jinzhong
Fu
BMC Genomics 2012, 13 :588 (1 November 2012)
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Whole genome sequencing of phage resistant Bacillus anthracis mutants reveals an essential role for cell surface anchoring protein CsaB in phage AP50c adsorption
Kimberly
A
Bishop-Lilly,
Roger
D
Plaut,
Peter
E
Chen,
Arya
Akmal,
Kristin
M
Willner,
Amy
Butani,
Shakia
Dorsey,
Vishwesh
Mokashi,
Alfred
J
Mateczun,
Carol
Chapman,
Matroner
George,
Truong
Luu,
Timothy
D
Read,
Richard
Calendar,
Scott
Stibitz,
Shanmuga
Sozhamannan
Virology Journal 2012, 9 :246 (26 October 2012)
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A divergent variant of Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 is present in California
YeeMey
Seah,
Abhineet
M
Sharma,
Siming
Zhang,
Rodrigo
PP
Almeida,
Siobain
Duffy
Virology Journal 2012, 9 :235 (13 October 2012)
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Resistive switching of Au/ZnO/Au resistive memory: an in situ observation of conductive bridge formation
Chung-Nan
Peng,
Chun-Wen
Wang,
Tsung-Cheng
Chan,
Wen-Yuan
Chang,
Yi-Chung
Wang,
Hung-Wei
Tsai,
Wen-Wei
Wu,
Lih-Juann
Chen,
Yu-Lun
Chueh
Nanoscale Research Letters 2012, 7 :559 (8 October 2012)
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Callose plug deposition patterns vary in pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes and tomato species
Peng
Qin,
Dylan
Ting,
Andrew
Shieh,
Sheila
McCormick
BMC Plant Biology 2012, 12 :178 (3 October 2012)
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Editor’s summary
The distance from pollen grain pore to the first callose plug varies within Arabidopsis ecotypes and tomato species, with plug deposition patterns being heritable and associated with pollen tube growth rate.
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Molecular mapping of the Pi2/9 allelic gene Pi2-2 conferring broad-spectrum resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae in the rice cultivar Jefferson
Nan
Jiang,
Zhiqiang
Li,
Jun
Wu,
Yue
Wang,
Liqun
Wu,
Suhua
Wang,
Dan
Wang,
Ting
Wen,
Yi
Liang,
Pingyong
Sun,
Jinling
Liu,
Liangying
Dai,
Zhilong
Wang,
Chao
Wang,
Meizhong
Luo,
Xionglun
Liu,
Guo-Liang
Wang
Rice 2012, 5 :29 (3 October 2012)
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