A central endeavor in bioengineering concerns the construction of multistrain microbial consortia with desired properties.Typically, a gene network is partitioned between strains, and strains communicate via quorum sensing, allowing for complex behaviors.Yet a fundamental question of how emergent spatiotemporal patterning in multistrain microbial c
Abstract Dried blood samples (DBSs) have many advantages; yet, impediments have limited the clinical utilization of DBSs.We developed a novel volumetric sampling device that collects a precise volume of blood, which overcomes the heterogeneity and hematocrit issues commonly encountered in a traditional DBS card collection as well as allowing for mo
The Yellow Sea is a strongly tidally-driven and highly stratified shallow sea due to the presence of the Yellow Sea Cold Water Masses.Observations show that the near-inertial event sustains for 10 days with a peak near-inertial velocity of 0.15m/s, which accounts for 30% of the total velocity during the passage of a cyclone.Near-inertial velocity i
Abstract Background Soil salinization is causing ecosystem degradation and crop yield reduction worldwide, and elucidation of the mechanism of salt-tolerant plants to improve crop yield is highly significant.Podocarpus macrophyllus is an ancient gymnosperm species with a unique environmental adaptation strategy that may be attributed to its lengthy
The Covid-19 infection outbreak led to a global epidemic, and although several vaccines have been developed, the appearance of mutations has allowed the virus to evade the immune response.Added to this is the existing risk of the appearance of new emerging viruses.Therefore, it is necessary to explore novel antiviral therapies.Here, we investigate