The fundamental basis in the development of novel radiotherapy methods is in-vitro cellular studies.To assess different endpoints of cellular reactions to irradiation like proliferation, cell cycle arrest, and cell death, several assays are used in radiobiological research as standard methods.For example, colony forming assay investigates cell surv
Brexit: A Boon or a Curse for Animals Used in Scientific Procedures?
The UK has long been hailed as one of the world leaders in animal welfare.Within the UK, animals used in experiments are provided some protection under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA).This Act was impacted by European Union (EU) Directive 2010/63/EU, and subsequently the ASPA was updated to reflect any changes required.While the
Nine Venomous Thoughts or a Mythical Definition of the Mole Cricket in Lithuania
The mole cricket is an ambiguous insect: many tales and folkloric archives from Lituania or others countries, draw a paradoxical picture of this strange animal.Whereas its ninth and venomous thought is sheepshead bay boats able to kill you at one bite, once the other eight thought are formulated, magical mystery uses it to cure and save your body a
The Japanese tits evaluate threat level based on the posture of a predator
Abstract Previous studies have shown that the threat level posed echofix spring reverb by a predator can vary with physical features.In this study, we tested whether the wing posture of a raptor could serve as a clue for bird threat assessment.We observed the behavioral response of Japanese tits Parus minor to taxidermy dummies Eurasian sparrowhawk
Bacterial Diversity Analysis of Sour Porridge from Ordos and Isolation and Identification of Lactic Acid Bacteria
The bacterial community structure and diversity of eight sour porridge samples collected from Ordos, Inner Mongolia were studied by Illumina Miseq high-throughput sequencing technology, and the dominant strains were isolated and identified.The results showed that the bacteria in the eight samples mainly belonged to Firmicutes and Proteobacteria.Lac