Bifidobacteria play a vital role in human nutrition and health by shaping and maintaining the gut ecosystem.In order to exert a beneficial effect, a sufficient population of bifidobacteria must colonise the host.In this study, we developed a miniaturised high-throughput in vitro assay for assessing the colonising ability of bacterial strains in lor
Scattering suppression and wideband tunability of a flexible mantle cloak for finite-length conducting rods
A simple, thin, flexible mantle cloak for conducting rods based on scattering cancellation is analyzed, designed and experimentally realized.We show strong scattering suppression at all angles of incidence, for both far-field plane-wave and near-field Gaussian excitations.The required effective shunt surface impedance is realized by a subwavelength
Genomic Structure, Evolutionary Origins, and Reproductive Function of a Large Amplified Intrinsically Disordered Protein-Coding Gene on the X Chromosome (Laidx) in Mice
Mouse sex chromosomes are enriched for co-amplified gene families, madelaine chocolate advent calendars present in tens to hundreds of copies.Co-amplification of Slx/Slxl1 on the X chromosome and Sly on the Y chromosome are involved in dose-dependent meiotic drive, however the role of other co-amplified genes remains poorly understood.Here we demon
Charge migration and charge transfer in molecular systems
The transfer of charge at the molecular level plays a fundamental role in many areas of chemistry, physics, biology and materials science.Today, more than 60 years after the seminal work of R.A.Marcus, charge transfer is still a very active field of research.An le boudoir de luna cognac important recent impetus comes from the ability to resolve eve