The rusty spider wasp, Tachypompilus ferrugineus, is a large, reddish orange wasp with conspicuous iridescent blue to violet wings.Aptly named, the rusty spider wasp specializes in hunting Feather Duster large spiders which it paralyzes and provides for its offspring to consume.These eye-catching wasps can be seen perusing loose soil for spider bur
In Cuba and the United States, Protestant institutions exist that are both reflective and nonreflective about their culture’s influence on belief and practice.The case of Cuba sheds light on how Christian churches and voluntary associations operate in an authoritarian regime.Despite the tension and enmity that have typified Cuba’s geopo
Evolutionary epidemiology models have substantially impacted the study of various infections and prevention methods in the biology field.These models are called Susceptible, Lockdown, Vaccinated, Infected, and Recovered (SLVIR) epidemic dynamics.We explore how human behavior, particularly in the context of disease transmission, is influenced by two
Abstract Aberrant DNA damage response (DDR) axis remains the major molecular mechanism for tumor radio-resistance.We recently characterized liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) as an essential mechanism of DDR, and identified several key DDR factors as potential LLPS proteins, including nucleolar protein NOP53.In this study, we found that NOP53 fo