Distinct, stable communities assemble in microcosms The aquatic communities from 10 individual Sarracenia purpurea pitchers were filtered to focus on bacteria and inoculated into a realistic, complex nutrient source: sterilized, ground crickets in acidified water. The in vitro communities were serially transferred every 3 days for 21 transfers, using a low dilution rate of one-part […] More
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Biological activities Of the mesopelagic organisms screened, two species showed strong anticancer and antibacterial activities, the fish M. punctatum (Family Myctophidae) and the krill M. norvegica (Family Euphausiidae) (Fig. 1 shows the flowchart of the experimental procedure). Figure 1 Flowchart of the experimental procedure. Full size image Regarding the anticancer assay, M. punctatum was more active […] More
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Ethics statement The Institutional Review Board of South China Agricultural University (SCAU-IRB) approved the protocols. All animals were sampled under authorization from Animal Research Committees of South China Agricultural University (SCAU-IACUC). Study design Fourteen senior class veterinary students (Student ID: H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, W, X, Y, Z) provided […] More
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NEWS AND VIEWS 18 March 2020 Satellite tracking of marine predators in the Southern Ocean has revealed key ecological areas under disproportionate pressure from human activities. These results show the value of tracking data for informing conservation efforts. Ana M. M. Sequeira Ana M. M. Sequeira is at the Oceans Institute and School of Biological […] More
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