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View article: Complete annotated genome sequence of Microbacterium foliorum phage Delphidian, isolated from soil in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Complete annotated genome sequence of Microbacterium foliorum phage Delphidian, isolated from soil in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Open
The bacteriophage Delphidian contains a 41,595 bp DNA genome with 62 predicted protein-coding genes and no tRNA genes. Delphidian infects Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 and is predicted to be lytic. Based on gene content similarity t…
View article: The professional identity of STEM faculty as instructors of course-based research experiences
The professional identity of STEM faculty as instructors of course-based research experiences Open
The professional identity of scientists has historically been cultivated to value research over teaching, which can undermine initiatives that aim to reform science education. Course-Based Research Experiences (CRE) and the inclusive Resea…
View article: Complete Genome Sequences of 12 B1 Cluster Mycobacteriophages, Gareth, JangoPhett, Kailash, MichaelPhcott, PhenghisKhan, Phleuron, Phergie, PhrankReynolds, PhrodoBaggins, Phunky, Vaticameos, and Virapocalypse
Complete Genome Sequences of 12 B1 Cluster Mycobacteriophages, Gareth, JangoPhett, Kailash, MichaelPhcott, PhenghisKhan, Phleuron, Phergie, PhrankReynolds, PhrodoBaggins, Phunky, Vaticameos, and Virapocalypse Open
Twelve B1 cluster mycobacteriophages were isolated from soil samples collected in Philadelphia, PA, USA, using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc 2 155 as a host, and were sequenced. The genome sequences range in size from 66,887 bp to 68,953 bp i…
View article: Preservation potential of keratin in deep time
Preservation potential of keratin in deep time Open
Multiple fossil discoveries and taphonomic experiments have established the durability of keratin. The utility and specificity of antibodies to identify keratin peptides has also been established, both in extant feathers under varying trea…
View article: Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird <i>Eoconfuciusornis</i>
Molecular evidence of keratin and melanosomes in feathers of the Early Cretaceous bird <i>Eoconfuciusornis</i> Open
Significance We report fossil evidence of feather structural protein (beta-keratin) from a 130-My-old basal bird ( Eoconfuciusornis ) from the famous Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, which has produced many feathered dinosaurs, early birds, a…
View article: Microscopic and immunohistochemical analyses of the claw of the nesting dinosaur, <i>Citipati osmolskae</i>
Microscopic and immunohistochemical analyses of the claw of the nesting dinosaur, <i>Citipati osmolskae</i> Open
One of the most well-recognized Cretaceous fossils is Citipati osmolskae (MPC-D 100/979), an oviraptorid dinosaur discovered in brooding position on a nest of unhatched eggs. The original description refers to a thin lens of white material…
View article: Keratin Durability Has Implications for the Fossil Record: Results from a 10 Year Feather Degradation Experiment
Keratin Durability Has Implications for the Fossil Record: Results from a 10 Year Feather Degradation Experiment Open
Keratinous 'soft tissue' structures (i.e. epidermally derived and originally non-biomineralized), include feathers, skin, claws, beaks, and hair. Despite their relatively common occurrence in the fossil record (second only to bone and teet…
View article: Testing the Hypothesis of Biofilm as a Source for Soft Tissue and Cell-Like Structures Preserved in Dinosaur Bone
Testing the Hypothesis of Biofilm as a Source for Soft Tissue and Cell-Like Structures Preserved in Dinosaur Bone Open
Recovery of still-soft tissue structures, including blood vessels and osteocytes, from dinosaur bone after demineralization was reported in 2005 and in subsequent publications. Despite multiple lines of evidence supporting an endogenous so…
View article: Supplementary material from "Microscopic and immunohistochemical analyses of the claw of the nesting dinosaur, <i>Citipati osmolskae</i>"
Supplementary material from "Microscopic and immunohistochemical analyses of the claw of the nesting dinosaur, <i>Citipati osmolskae</i>" Open
One of the most well-recognized Cretaceous fossils is Citipati osmolskae (MPC-D 100/979), an oviraptorid dinosaur discovered in brooding position on a nest of unhatched eggs. The original description refers to a thin lens of white material…
View article: Interpreting melanin-based coloration through deep time: a critical review
Interpreting melanin-based coloration through deep time: a critical review Open
Colour, derived primarily from melanin and/or carotenoid pigments, is integral to many aspects of behaviour in living vertebrates, including social signalling, sexual display and crypsis. Thus, identifying biochromes in extinct animals can…