β-Carboline alkaloids are a large group of natural and synthetic indole alkaloids with different
degrees of aromaticity, some of which are widely distributed in nature, including various …

A resurgence in the use of medical herbs in the Western world, and the co-use of modern
and traditional therapies is becoming more common. Thus there is the potential for both …

Various effective synthetic antibacterial and antiviral agents have been developed, but drug
resistance and toxicity may occur. Herbal medicines may represent a safe and useful …

Using next-generation sequencing technology alone, we have successfully generated and
assembled a draft sequence of the giant panda genome. The assembled contigs (2.25 …

Cephalochordates, urochordates, and vertebrates evolved from a common ancestor over
520 million years ago. To improve our understanding of chordate evolution and the origin of …

To the Editor: A novel coronavirus called the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)–associated
coronavirus (CoV) has been identified as the causal agent of SARS. – 3 To …

It has been speculated that before vertebrates evolved somatic diversity-based adaptive
immunity, the germline-encoded diversity of innate immunity may have been more developed. …

The relationship between polymorphism of the bovine lymphocyte Ag (BoLA)-DRB3 gene
and resistance and susceptibility to persistent lymphocytosis (PL) caused by bovine leukemia …

Tandem 3′ UTRs produced by alternative polyadenylation (APA) play an important role in
gene expression by impacting mRNA stability, translation, and translocation in cells. Several …

The role of autophagy in cancer development and response to cancer therapy has been a
subject of debate. Here we demonstrate that a series of ruthenium(II) complexes containing a β…