Host genetic background would affect the susceptibility to leprosy, because of the genomic decay of M. leprae, and its completely parasitic mode. Genetic studies, especially recent GWAS in Han Chinese12, have suggested an important role for host genetic effect on leprosy susceptibility, although ...
Fig. 1: Global distribution of CO2fluxes from dry inland waters. Size of pink dots indicates magnitude of measured CO2fluxes. Background colours indicate climate zones according to the Köppen–Geiger climate classification system52. Inset illustrates the spatial distribution within the most densely s...
Bioinformatics Facility, Center for Integrated BioSystems, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA 3 Department of Computer Science, College of Science, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Smoking remains the most important risk factor, but occupational exposures may play an essential role as well. Firefighters are among occupations regula
For example, if a structure burns to the ground, a pending contract to lease that structure becomes pointless and may be terminated by the putative lessee. Impossibility is a relatively limited doctrine, but common law and a few statutes sometimes excuse performance if an extreme "Act of God"...