Background Sexual selection and conflicts within and between sexes promote morphological diversity of reproductive traits within species.Variation in the morphology of diagnostic reproductive characters within species offer an excellent opportunity to study these evolutionary processes as drivers of species diversification.The African monarch, Dana

Chilaiditi syndrome is an occasional radiographic anomaly characterized by ellakai the interposition of the bowels between the liver and the diaphragm.The presence of Chilaiditi syndrome can cause serious problem on percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) procedure, because the anomalous position of the transverse colon can obstruct the procedure

In the aerial plant organs, cuticular wax forms a hydrophobic layer that can protect cells from dehydration, repel pathogen attacks, and prevent organ fusion during development.The MIXTA gene encodes an MYB-like transcription factor, which is associated with epicuticular wax biosynthesis to increase the wax load on the surface of leaves.In this stu

IntroductionStrains of the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum ssp.pallidum, group into one of two deep-branching clades: the Nichols clade or the supercharger for dodge durango globally dominant Street Strain 14 (SS14) clade.To date, in-depth proteome-wide analyses have focused on Nichols clade strains.MethodsThe T.pallidum SS14 clade referenc