In the “comet pond” model, a rare combination of circumstances enables the entry and landing of pristine organic material onto a planetary surface with the creation of a pond by a soft impact and melting of entrained ices.Formation of the constituents of the comet in the cold interstellar medium and our circumstellar disk results in mul
BACKGROUND:Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) found in nasal lavage fluids of allergic patients was named valhalla axys IgE-dependent histamine-releasing factor (HRF).Human recombinant HRF (HrHRF) has been recently reported to be much less effective than HRF produced from activated mononuclear cells (HRFmn).METHODS AND FINDINGS:We foun
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected worldwide, zoonotic, vector-borne, tropical disease that is a threat to public health.This threat may spread from endemic to non-endemic areas.Current research has exploited epidemiological, molecular and phylogenetical studies to determine the danger of an outbreak of CL in the borderline area between no
Hoplitis feline 1-hcpch vaccine astragali sp.nov., a member of the H.monstrabilis species group, and H.dagestanica sp.nov., a member of the H.adunca species group, are described.The former species is known from Dagestan in Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan, the latter only from Dagestan.Nests of H.astragali are described.Females of this species