Despite the discovery and development of novel therapies, cancer is still a leading cause of death worldwide. In order to grow, tumor cells require large quantities of nutrients involved in metabolic processes, and an increase in iron levels is known to contribute to cancer proliferation. Iron plays an important role in the active site of a number of proteins involved in energy metabolism, DNA ...

Measures of biological diversity (biodiversity) are important for monitoring the state of ecosystems. Several indices and methods are used to describe biodiversity from field observations. Marine faunal biodiversity is often quantified based on analysis of samples collected using a trawl during research surveys. To monitor spatial and temporal changes in biodiversity between surveys, samples are ...

Fluorescence is routinely used to monitor kinase inhibition in commercial assays. Occasionally fluorescent compounds can interfere with the fluorescent reading. To address this issue, the problematic data are usually truncated to improve the fit, however, this approach raises ethical and reproducibility concerns. Instead, it is suggested to adjust the fitting formula, to account for the autofluorescence ...

Vaccination is the most adequate method to control infectious diseases that threaten the aquaculture industry worldwide. Unfortunately, vaccines are usually not able to confer protection on their own; especially those vaccines based on recombinant antigens or inactivated pathogens. Therefore, the use of adjuvants or immunostimulants is often necessary to increase the vaccine efficacy. Traditional ...

Long-lived species share life history traits such as slow growth, late maturity, and low fecundity, which lead to slow recovery rates and increase a population’s vulnerability to disturbance. The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) has recently been recognized as the world’s longest-lived vertebrate, but many questions regarding its biology, physiology, and ecology remain unanswered. Here we ...

Aktuelle diagnoser, «nye» sykdommer og spesielle tilfeller har i mange år blitt presentert under vignetten «Aktuelle sykdomsutbrudd og diagnoser fra Veterinærinstituttet, Mattilsynet og NMBU Veterinærhøgskolen». Redaksjonen er av den oppfatning at dette er nyttig og lett tilgjengelig informasjon som bidrar til å opprettholde medlemmenes kunnskap om utviklingen innen diagnostikk og overvåkning av ...

The addition of small amounts of algal biomass to stimulate methane production in coal seams is a promising low carbon renewable coalbed methane enhancement technique. However, little is known about how the addition of algal biomass amendment affects methane production from coals of different thermal maturity. Here, we show that biogenic methane can be produced from five coals ranging in rank ...

The mackerel fishery has become the most important pelagic species for export. Prior to 1994 the allocations between the three main fleet groups, the purse seine, the coastal and the trawl fleet was negotiated on an annual basis. 1994, was an important year for the fisheries industry, the price subsidies were no longer appropriate after the implementation of the EEA agreement. A stronger focus ...

Mye av restråstoffet som oppstår om bord på norske torsketrålere blir ikke ført til land. I denne artik-kelen drøfter vi hvorfor fartøy i akkurat denne gruppen ikke utnytter restråstoffet bedre. Gjennom en kvalitativ tilnærming supplert med tallanalyser fra landingsstatistikken diskuteres mulige forklarings-variabler og løsninger. Våre resultater viser at ivaretakelse av restråstoff forbindes med ...