The evolution of grasses using C 4 photosynthesis and their sudden rise to ecological
dominance 3 to 8 million years ago is among the most dramatic examples of biome assembly in …

In this Focus article, the authors ask a seemingly simple question: Are harmful algal blooms (HABs)
becoming the greatest inland water quality threat to public health and aquatic …

The plasma coagulation system in mammalian blood consists of a cascade of enzyme activation
events in which serine proteases activate the proteins (proenzymes and procofactors) in …

In historical biogeography, model-based inference methods for reconstructing the evolution
of geographic ranges on phylogenetic trees are poorly developed relative to the diversity of …

Long-held ideas regarding the evolutionary relationships among animals have recently been
upended by sometimes controversial hypotheses based largely on insights from molecular …

RNA-binding proteins are key regulators of gene expression, yet only a small fraction have
been functionally characterized. Here we report a systematic analysis of the RNA motifs …

Early flowering plants are thought to have been woody species restricted to warm habitats 1
, 2 , 3 . This lineage has since radiated into almost every climate, with manifold growth forms …

Resistin is a cysteine-rich protein postulated to be a molecular link between obesity and type
2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of PPARγ in the regulation of …

… When I invited Professor Stephen Smith to responsibility for the sixth edition he told me that
… Although I saw and commented extensively on the first draft which Professor Smith produced, …

Objective To define the optimal approach to identify patients with thyroid dysfunction.
Participants The 8-member Standards of Care Committee of the American Thyroid Association …