Cellulose is the most abundant biomass material in nature, and possesses some promising
properties, such as mechanical robustness, hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and …

One of the hallmarks of the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is its ability
to thrive in diverse environments that includes humans with a variety of debilitating diseases …

Recovery of mRNA from environmental samples for measurement of in situ metabolic activities
is a significant challenge. A robust, simple, rapid, and effective method was developed for …

To evaluate PCR-generated artifacts (ie, chimeras, mutations, and heteroduplexes) with the
16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA)-based cloning approach, a model community of four species …

The Arabidopsis gene AVP1 encodes a vacuolar pyrophosphatase that functions as a proton
pump on the vacuolar membrane. Overexpression of AVP1 in Arabidopsis, tomato and rice …

The large Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity island PAPI-1 of strain PA14 is a cluster
of 108 genes that encode a number of virulence features. We demonstrate that, in a …

Satellite glial cells are unique glial cells that surround the cell body of primary sensory neurons.
An increasing body of evidence suggests that in the presence of inflammation and nerve …

Salinity and drought are two major environmental stresses that limit the growth and
productivity of cotton. To improve cotton’s drought and salt tolerance, transgenic cotton plants …

Ample evidence has suggested the stress etiology of depression, but the underlying
mechanism is not fully understood yet. Here, we report that chronic social defeat stress (CSDS) …

Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological diseases, affects more than 70 million
people worldwide. Anti-seizure drugs targeting membrane ion channels or GABAergic …