Abstract Background DNA extraction methods for PCR-quality DNA from calluses and plants are not time efficient, since they require that the tissues be ground in liquid nitrogen, followed by precipitation of the DNA pellet in ethanol, washing and drying the pellet, etc.The need for a rapid and simple procedure is urgent, especially when hundreds of

IntroductionSalt stress severely inhibit plant growth and development.Uniconazole has been considered to significantly increase plant stress tolerance.However, the mechanism by which Uniconazole induces salt tolerance in rice seedlings and its impact on yield is still unclear.MethodsIn this study, the effects of exogenous Uniconazole on morphogenes

Prions cause infectious and fatal neurodegenerative diseases in mammals.Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects wild and farmed cervids.The increasing number of cases in Europe, the resistance of prions to external conditions, and the persistence period threaten not only wild cervid populations but also the economy.The possible zoonotic potential of

Positivism is a favorite object of postmodernist attacks.With an interesting exception, namely Hume, it is regarded by postmodernists as an embodiment of everything what is the worst in the Spirit of Enlightenment: its emphasis on wholeness, unity, and unequivocalness of knowledge.There is no doubt that in many of its orientations King Lifestyle Ba