As arguably the simplest free-living animals, placozoans may represent a primitive metazoan
form, yet their biology is poorly understood. Here we report the sequencing and analysis of …

Genome sequences of diverse free-living protists are essential for understanding eukaryotic
evolution and molecular and cell biology. The free-living amoeboflagellate Naegleria …

… The RNA baits and adaptor-blocking oligos were mixed in a separate 1.5 ml tube as
follows: for each capture, 1 μl (500 ng) biotinylated RNA bait library, 3 μl SUPERase-In, 2 μl P5 …

The diplomonad parasite Giardia intestinalis contains two functionally equivalent nuclei that
are inherited independently during mitosis. Although presumed to be asexual, Giardia has …

Between 1500 and 1850, more than 12 million enslaved Africans were transported to the
New World. The vast majority were shipped from West and West-Central Africa, but their …

The article provides an analysis of scholarly contributions to 11 hospitality and tourism
refereed journals for the years 2002 to 2006. It presents the top 100 programs as ranked by …

Genome sequencing of the 5,300-year-old mummy of the Tyrolean Iceman, found in 1991
on a glacier near the border of Italy and Austria, has yielded new insights into his origin and …

One hundred thirty-four lower extremity amputees were evaluated from six months to 12 years
postamputation by means of retrospective questionnaires. Patient population was similar …

Patagonia was the last region of the Americas reached by humans who entered the continent
from Siberia ∼15,000–20,000 y ago. Despite recent genomic approaches to reconstruct …

… Briefly, water-treated cysts were pelleted in a 50-ml conical tube, then resuspended in 10
ml prewarmed stage I solution (1× Hank's balanced salt solution (Invitrogen), 57 mM L-cysteine …