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Efficient Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Mediated Transformation of the Moss Physcomitrella patens
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2011
A simple and efficient method to transform Physcomitrella pantens protoplasts is described. This method is adapted from protocols for Physocmitrella protonemal protoplast and Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplast transformation1.
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3-D Time-Lapse Imaging of Cell Wall Dynamics Using Calcofluor in the Moss Physcomitrium patens
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2023
This manuscript presents a detailed protocol to image the 3-D cell wall dynamics of living moss tissue, allowing the visualization of the detachment of cell walls in ggb mutants and thickening cell wall patterns in the wild type during development over a long period.
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Urethroplasty with Pedicled Tunica Vaginalis for the Treatment of Long-segment Anterior Urethral Stricture Caused by Lichen Sclerosus of Glans Penis
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2024
This article introduces a surgical method using a pedicled tunica vaginalis to treat long-segment urethral stricture resulting from lichen sclerosus. The tunica vaginalis is an excellent substitute for the urethra, leading to quick postoperative recovery for patients.
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Environmentally Induced Heritable Changes in Flax
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2011
Growing some flax varieties under nutrient stress results in genomic variation within a subset of the genome and phenotypic variation. A complex insertion at a specific site is associated with growth under various nutrient regimes and with changes in gene expression around this site.
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A Neuronal and Astrocyte Co-Culture Assay for High Content Analysis of Neurotoxicity
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2009
This article describes a novel protocol and reagent set designed for sensitive measurement of neurotoxic effects of compounds and treatments on co-cultures of neurons and astrocytes using high content analysis. Results demonstrate that high content analysis represents an exciting novel technology for neurotoxicity assessment.
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Their ecological value comes from obtaining water and nutrients directly from the atmosphere rather than relying solely on soil or internal transport. This exposure allows them to retain airborne particles and trace metals in their tissues. Consequently, tissue chemistry can preserve evidence of atmospheric deposition and reveal environmental patterns that may not be apparent from a single instrumental measurement.
Researchers can evaluate tissue chemistry, abundance, and distribution across multiple sampling sites. Tissue chemistry helps identify retained contaminants, while abundance and distribution show how organisms occur across the landscape. Considering these measures together links pollutant deposition with broader ecosystem conditions, allowing the analysis to assess both chemical exposure and ecological patterns rather than relying on one indicator alone.
Reference locations provide a comparison point for interpreting findings from potentially affected sites. Differences in tissue chemistry, abundance, or distribution can then be assessed against conditions where the relevant pollution influence is lower or absent. This comparison helps distinguish local environmental patterns from broader background conditions and supports more defensible interpretations of contaminant deposition and ecosystem change.
A typical workflow compares mosses and lichens across selected sampling sites and reference locations, then examines tissue chemistry, abundance, and distribution. Researchers interpret the site-to-site patterns to assess atmospheric deposition and ecosystem condition. Repeating comparable assessments over time can reveal ecological change and support monitoring programs without depending exclusively on measurements from fixed instruments.
Spatial differences in retained trace metals and other airborne particles can reveal patterns of contaminant deposition across a study area. When those patterns are compared among sampling sites and against reference locations, researchers can identify areas of greater influence and infer potential pollution-source patterns. The resulting evidence can support pollution management and the prioritization of further environmental investigation.
The approach is useful when researchers need spatially integrated evidence of air quality, atmospheric deposition, or ecosystem health. It can complement instrumental measurements by representing conditions accumulated across sampling locations rather than only at an instrument point. Repeated surveys also support long-term monitoring, habitat assessment, and evaluation of ecological change associated with changing environmental conditions.