Cancer cells normally grow on soft surfaces due to impaired mechanosensing of the extracellular matrix rigidity. Upon restoration of proper mechanosensing, cancer cells undergo apoptosis on soft ...

ABSTRACT: Melaleuca quinquenervia is an Australian tree that has successfully invaded many habitats in Florida. It maintains an aerial seed bank in serotinous capsular fruits held in the tree canopies ...

Both aging and inappropriate secretion of aldosterone increase the risk for developing cardiovascular disease; however, the influence of aging on aldosterone secretion and physiology is not well ...

Heavy metal pollution is an environmental threat that affects ecological systems and living organisms, including plants, animals, and humans. Excess heavy metal accumulation in plants causes ...

ABSTRACT: Water resource management programs designed to control nuisance algal infestations have historically been dominated by reactive approaches. With increased regulatory scrutiny regarding ...

Congenital defects, trauma, and disease can compromise the integrity and functionality of the skeletal system to the extent requiring implantation of bone grafts. Engineering of viable bone ...

Edited by John G. Hildebrand, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, and approved January 5, 2010 (received for review November 19, 2009) Tuning curves of AgORs. nonnormalized AgOR responses are presented ...