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Archangelsky, S. (ed.), 1987: E1 sistema Carbonifero en la Republica Argentina. 383 pp. Cordoba: Academia Nacional de Ciencias. Ghergari, L., Mészāros, N., Nicorici, E., & Petrescu, Ⅰ. (eds.), 1987: The Eocene from the Transylvanian basin, Romania. 339 pp. Cluj-Napoca: University of Cluj-Napoca.     

Influence of humic acid on growth and tolerance to cupric ions in Melosira italica (subsp. subartica)

An optimum medium for culturing Melosira italica (subsp. subartica) is described. The optimum concentration of humic acid for growth of this species in culture was found to be 46 μg/ml. Tolerance to cupric ions also increased by addition of humic acid. Cultures tended to maintain a pH of about 6.0. Some ecological implications are discussed. Partially supported by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvintento Ceintifico e Technolǵica Brasil). Partially supported by CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvintento Ceintifico e Technolǵica Brasil).     

Whole-genome sequencing opens a new era for molecular breeding of grass carp(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)

<正>Recently,the genome sequencing of the grass carp(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)has been jointly completed by researchers from Institute of Hydrobiology(Chinese Academy of Sciences),National Center for Gene Research,and Sun Yat-Sen University.Adopting a whole-genome shotgun sequencing strategy and modified de novo Phusionmeta assembly pipeline,researchers obtained a 0.9 GB draft     

Whole genome sequencing of cotton—a new chapter in cotton genomics

<正>A Cotton Genome Consortium led by the Cotton Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,with scientists from Peking University,Wuhan University,BGI and US Department of Agriculture Southern Plains Research Center has completed the genome sequence of the allotetraploid G.hirsutum(At Dt)by using the second-generation high-throughput sequencing technology     

Profile of Dr. Hefeng Huang

<正>Dr. Hefeng Huang received her Bachelor’s degree in 1982 and Master’s degree in 1989 from the Zhejiang Medical University, now known as the Zhejiang University Medical School in Hangzhou, China. After graduation, she served as a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Zhejiang Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. From1990 to 1991, she underwent training for assisted reproduction technology (ART) at the Queen Mary Hospital of the Hong Kong University. Subsequently, she returned to the     

Cover

正The emerging immunogenomic approaches enable the systematic identification of tumor-specific antigens for the development of personalized cancer immunotherapies(see cover image, with its draft kindly provided by Yukai He from Augusta University, USA). In this issue, Huidong Shi(Augusta University, USA) and Jingde Zhu (University of Science and Technology of China) organized a special     

第八届国际药用菌大会通知（英文）

<正>24-27 August,2015 Manizales,Colombia The 8th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference(IMMC8)will be held in Manizales,Colombia,24-27 August 2015.Sientists and students,mycologists,medical doctors,immunologists,contagious disease specialists,naturopaths,biochemists,and all those who are interested in studying and discussing the most current research on medicinal mushrooms and their properties will be invited.     

Ten years of achievements in biological and medical sciences

正This special issue commemorates the 10th anniversary of Institute of Biomedical Sciences(IBMS),East China Normal University(ECNU).IBMS was established in 2007 by a group of oversea scientists from Harvard Medical School,Yale University,the Texas AM University,Baylor College of Medicine,the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,the University of California and the Scripps Research Institute.These scientists were brought together on the initiative of Dr.Mingyao Liu,who was then appointed as the director of IBMS and dean of School of Life Sciences,ECNU.The institute is located on the new ECNU     

Special Issue on ‘‘Computational Cardiology”

<正>We are pleased to announce a special issue on‘‘Computational Cardiology’’of the journal Genomics,ProteomicsBioinformatics(GPB),aiming to provide a platform for high-quality papers focusing on the topic and we invite submissions for this special issue(to be published in the Spring of 2016).Dr.Benjamin Meder(University of Heidelberg and German Center for Cardiovascular Research–DZHK,Germany)and Dr.Andreas Keller(Saarland University,Germany)are Guest Editors of this issue.     

Brief Introduction to College of Agronomy (Academy of Agricultural Sciences) , Northwst Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry

College of Agronomy (Academy of Agricultural Sciences) is one of the 15 colleges in theNorthwest Sci-Tech University of Agriculture and Forestry. It was established from the De-partment of Agronomy of and Department of Agricultural Research Center in the Arid Areaof Northwestern Agricultural University,Wheat Research Center, Institute of Grain Crops,     

Diabetes-induced alteration in subcellular distribution of poly(A)-rich RNA from skeletal muscle

Summary Skeletal muscle ribosome preparations from diabetic rats have lower polysome content than those from normal animals. The ratio of poly(A) containing RNA between polysomes and postribosomal supernatant has been measured both in normal and diabetic rats. The results suggest that in diabetic animals there is a greater proportion of free poly(A) containing RNA, in postribosomal supernatant.This work was supported by Grants from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas (República Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, and partly under contract of the Ministére de la Politique Scientifique within the framework of the Association Euratom—University of Brussels—University of Pisa.     

Desarrollo de los estudios micológicos en la Argentina en el último decenio

(Director del Centro de Micología de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Buenos Aires. Profesor de Micología en la Universidad Nacional de la Plata)     

Echinoderms (Echinodermata) from the Gulf of California, Mexico

A systematic list of the echinoderms of the Gulf of California, based on museum specimens of the Colección Nacional de Equinodermos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. is presented. A total of 193 echinoderm species is recorded, distributed in 108 genera, 51 families and 19 orders. 12 new records for the Gulf of California are presented: Asteroidea (four), Ophiuroidea (three) and Holothuroidea (five).     

Echinoderms (Echinodermata) from the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico

We present a systematic list of the echinoderms from Gulf of Mexico's Mexican waters based on specimens of the Colecci6n Nacional de Equinodermos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Aut6noma de México and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. This list reveals an important echinoderm biodiversity present in the Gulf of Mexico, where five of the six echinoderm classes are represented. A total of 209 echinoderm species is recorded, distributed in 129 genera, 63 families and 25 orders. 31 new records for the Gulf of Mexico are presented: Asteroidea (16), Ophiuroidea (nine), Echinoidea (one) and Holothuroidea (five).     

Bacterial protein production from corn cob pre-treated with NaOH at room temperature

Corn cobs were treated at room temperature with NaOH at a ratio of 100:3 (w/w), but with different volumes of water from 3 to 0.25 ml/g corn cob. The biomasses obtained from a mixture culture of Cellulomonas sp. and Bacillus subtilis under each condition were similar (5.5 to 6.0 g/l) and protein only varied between 30% and 40% (w/w biomass) or 1.9 and 2.2 g/l. Low volumes and low amounts of NaOH can therefore be used in a cost-effective manner.N. Pece is with the Cátedra de Quimica Orgánica, Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero, Argentina. N. Perotti and O. Molina are with the Cátedra de Microbiologia Industrial, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, y PROIMI, Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos, Av. Belgrano y Pje Caseros, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina     

Echinoderms (Echinodermata) of the Mexican Caribbean

A systematic list of the echinoderms of the Mexican Caribbean based on museum specimens of the Colección Nacional de Equinodermos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. is presented. This list reveals an important echinoderm biodiversity in the Mexican Caribbean, where five of the six echinoderm classes are represented. A total of 178 echinoderm species is recorded, distributed in 113 genera, 51 families and 22 orders. 30 new records for the Mexican Caribbean are presents: Crínoidea (three), Asteroidea (two), Ophiuroidea (eleven), Echinoidea (one), Holothuroidea (thirteen).     

Cellulase production by mixed fungi in solid-substrate fermentation of bagasse

Ammonia-treated bagasse with 80%(w/w) moisture content was subjected to mixed-culture solid-substrate fermentation (SSF) with Trichoderma reesei LM-UC4 and Aspergillus phoenicis QM 329, in flask or pot fermenters, for cellulase production. Significantly higher activities of all the enzymes of the cellulase complex were achieved in 4 days of mixed-culture SSF than in single-culture (T. reesei) SSF. The highest filter-paper-cellulase and -glucosidase activities seen in mixed-culture SSF were 18.7 and 38.6 IU/g dry wt, respectively, representing approx. 3- and 6-fold increases over the activities attained in single-culture SSF. The mixed-culture SSF process also converted about 46% of the cellulose and hemicellulose to reducing sugars and enriched the product with 13% fungal protein. The biomass productivity, 0.29 gl^-1.h, and enzyme productivity, 28.0 IU I^-1.h, were about twice as high in the mixed-culture than in the single-culture.R. Dueñas is with the Departamento de Biologia, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad, Cusco, Peru. R. Tengerdy is with the Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. M. Gutierrez-Correa is with the Laboratorio de Micologia y Biotecnologia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Apdo. Postal 456, Lima 1. Peru;     

Perception about biotechnology in university students in Costa Rica

A survey was carried out to determine the perception and knowledge about biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in a sample (n=750) of university students from three public universities in Costa Rica: Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Nacional and Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. The study revealed that 88% of the students showed a satisfactory level of knowledge about modem biotechnology and 79% of them reported a favorable opinion and good acceptance of this technology. Students would accept some risks associated to biotechnology if it represents an improvement to the competitiveness of Costa Rica. Some differences were detected in the opinions from students of the three universities that can be associated to the area of study. Students from social disciplines showed a higher percentage of negative acceptances to biotechnology and GMOs when their opinions were compared with those of students from life sciences and technologies.     

Editorial for ‘Issue focus on 2nd Costa Rica biophysics symposium — March 11th–12th, 2021’

This Editorial describes both the motivation for, and the five articles appearing in, the Issue Focus dedicated to the 2nd Costa Rica Biophysics Symposium which was held in March 2021. Some recent history about both the symposium and developments in science occurring within Costa Rica is described. 

The Costa Rica Biophysics Symposium was conceived as a forum for faculty, scholars and students interested on cutting-edge topics in biophysics and related fields. Following the success of the first event organized in 2019 (Solís et al (2020), the second edition of the symposium took place on March 2021 with the support of the Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Costa Rica (ANC, National Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica), the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB), the German Society of Biophysics (DGfB), and the Universidad Nacional of Costa Rica (UNA). The symposium aimed to reinforce and enhance the novel network of investigators established in the 2019 event. Participation of Costa Rican presenters, either located in the country or abroad, and foreign scientists from the USA, Germany, France, and Switzerland (Solís et al. (2021a) translated into an expansion and internationalization of the previous network. Moreover, the symposium attracted a broad international audience, which increases the opportunities of further international collaboration.The meeting was organized into 14 presentations and one keynote lecture. It was attended by researchers of the three main universities of Costa Rica: Universidad Nacional (UNA), Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) and Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC). Presenters from international universities were also present, including UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA; Klinikum Nürnberg Medical School, Germany; École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland; Institut de Neurosciences de Montpellier, France; University of California Berkeley, USA; and The University of Chicago, USA. The topics presented in the symposium were diverse and covered cutting-edge biophysical research areas. The presentations ranged from channel electrophysiology, machine learning focused on cellular microscopy, prediction of protein–protein interactions, channelopathies and novel biophysical techniques, among others (Solís et al., 2021a). Furthermore, each lecture was followed by questions from the audience, allowing discussion, engagement and interaction between researchers in spite of the limitations of a virtual symposium. The closing event for the symposium was a lecture by the world-renowned biophysicist Francisco Bezanilla from the University of Chicago, who engaged the audience into a master presentation of his vast research on protein voltage-sensor domains (VSD) with a focus on his recent work on the non-canonical mechanisms for VSD-mediated regulation of pore domains in voltage-gated potassium channels (Carvalho-de-Souza and Bezanilla 2019). After the consequent discussion, the symposium finished with a networking activity, where audience and presenters were able to socialize and share experiences.     

Occurrence of killer yeasts in Argentine wineries

Fifty-six wine must samples, from wineries in various regions of Argentina, were examined at different fermentation stages for the presence of killer yeast strains. The distribution of isolated killer strains was markedly different from one region to another.The authors are with the Instituto de Biotecnología, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Av. Lib, Gral. San Martín 1109, Oeste 5400, San Juan, Argentina;