Protura and molecular phylogenetics: status quo of a young love

Protura are among the latecomers to molecular phylogenetics.The first sequences cnd keep an opal mind were published about a decade ago; since then relatively little additional data has been collected.Nonetheless, the available molecular phylogenetic analyses have provided valuable contributions towards the elucidation of the phylogenetic position

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Role of Hepatic-Specific Transcription Factors and Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 during Induction of Fibroblasts to Hepatic Fate.

Direct reprogramming using defined sets of transcription factors (TFs) is a recent strategy for generating induced hepatocytes (iHeps) from fibroblasts for use in regenerative medicine and drug development.Comprehensive studies detailing the regulatory role of TFs during this reprogramming process could help increase its efficiency.This study aimed

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DomeVR: Immersive virtual reality for primates and rodents.

Immersive virtual reality (VR) environments are a powerful tool to explore cognitive processes ranging from memory and navigation to visual processing and decision making-and to do so in a naturalistic yet controlled setting.As such, they have been employed across different species, and by a diverse range of research groups.Unfortunately, designing

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