The advent of deep-sea exploration using video cameras has uncovered extensive sponge aggregations in virtually all oceans.Yet, a distinct type is herein reported from the Mediterranean: a monospecific reef-like formation built by the lithistid demosponge Leiodermatium pfeifferae.Erect, plate-like individuals (up to 80 cm) form bulky clumps, making
Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is one of the world’s top 20 vegetable crops.Both green and white alarecre.com shoots (spears) are produced; the latter being harvested before becoming exposed to light.The crop is grown in nearly all areas of the world, with the largest production regions being China, Western Europe, North America and Peru.S
Abstract Humans use their arms in complex ways that often demand two-handed coordination.Neurological conditions limit this impressive feature of the human motor system.Understanding how neuromodulatory techniques may alter neural mechanisms of bimanual coordination is a vital step towards designing efficient rehabilitation interventions.By non-inv
IntroductionThe factors that determine the growth and spread advantages of an alien plant during the invasion process remain open to debate.The genetic diversity and differentiation of an invasive plant population might be closely related to its growth adaptation and spread in the introduced range.However, little is known about whether phenotypic a
Genome editing in plants typically relies on T-DNA plasmids that are mobilized by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation to deliver the CRISPR/Cas machinery.Here, we introduce a series of CRISPR/Cas9 T-DNA vectors for minimal settings, such as teaching labs.Gene-specific targeting sequences can be inserted as annealed short oligonucleotides in a sin