I propose that the Columbian Exchange should also be appreciated by biologists for its role in the creation of novel human genomes that have been shaped by rapid adaptive evolution. Specifically, I hypothesize that the process of human genome evolution stimulated by the Columbian Exchange was based...
The first half was sluggish but Arsenal edged it. So Monaco’s goal – a header by Radamel Falcao from Joao Moutinho’s free-kick – was somewhat against the run of play. However few would begrudge the Columbian the strike given that it was his first since the knee injury that kept him...
The island of Barbados is less than one million years old. Unlike several of the other islands we have visited on this trip, it is not volcanic, but a result of tectonic action. Barbados is the exposed part of the Barbados Ridge Accretionary Prism, brought to the surface as the Atlantic ...
Peyote is typically ingested in the form of small, disc-shaped "buttons" that are removed from the cactus and either chewed, brewed into a tea, or ground into a powder. The use of peyote is illegal in many countries, but there are exceptions in some jurisdictions, particularly for its use...
and gave those instructions, having within it a corresponding knowledge of what was good both for each part and for the whole community of the three of them together.’ Glaucon: ‘Exactly.’‘What about “self-disciplined”? Isn’t that the result of the friendship and harmony of these ...
While around a twelfth of all naturalised plants in the world are native to South Africa, there are very few examples of South African native marine, terrestrial, or freshwater animals becoming invasive elsewhere. We provide a narrative of each of the 34 cases that we could find. Three of ...
If suitable regimes can be identified where appropriate use of adjunctive antibiotics has shown a clinical benefit, this could result in a decreased need for repeated non-surgical and/or surgical periodontal interventions [48,49,50]. This has many advantages for the patient, such as reducing hard...
Pomegranate byproduct administration to apolipoprotein e-deficient mice attenuates atherosclerosis development as a result of decreased macrophage oxidative stress and reduced cellular uptake of oxidized low-density lipoprotein. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2006, 54, 1928–1935. [CrossRef] [PubMed] 93. ...
Finally, an appeal is made to the claim for a key mirror neuron role in communication. Because they are traces of actions eliciting mirror-neuronal responses, hand marks are seen as affording a readily accessible external term in an exchange of meaning on which a system of graphic communication...