Poster presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on hereditary factors in the development of myopia.

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on neuronal primary cilia and the role they play in neuro-degeneration.

Poster presented at the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on Alzheimer's disease and how to treat it. The presenters conducted a meta-analysis on data about available treatments to see which one is the most effective in alleviating or reversing the symptoms.

This article discusses functional and phylogenetic analyses of a conserved regulatory program in the phloem of minor veins, which are developmentally and physiologically distinct from the phloem in the rest of the vascular system.

Article discussing symplastic continuity between companion cells and the translocation stream, and how long-distance transport is controlled by retention and retrieval mechanisms in the phloem.

This article discusses graft transmission of a floral stimulant derived from CONSTANS.

Article discussing the identification of phloem involved in assimilate loading in leaves by the activity of the galactinol synthase promoter.

This article discusses functional characterization of the Arabidopsis AtSUC2 Sucrose/H+ Symporter.

Article on comparative plant genomics resources at plant GDB.

This paper discusses an ad hoc query tool for relational databases. Most Web servers hosting biological data limit users to a defined set of search options and output formats that are short of the whole range of options available to users with direct database access. However, to make full use of the wealth of data in the database resource, it is desirable to have an intermediate solution that provides a broad range of flexible query and output options through a Web portal.

This paper discusses expressed sequence tag sequencing over grid and cloud computing clusters, specifically for biological applications. In this paper, the authors propose a Web service framework for high-level job scheduling that is developed for scientific applications.

Article discussing the expression of genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism in cotton stems and roots.

This article discusses the effect and overall importance of the Arabidopsis thaliana AtSUC2 sucrose-proton symporter gene on carbon partitioning and plant growth.

Article discussing the eXtensible Genome Data Broker (xGDB) and an open-source computational infrastructure for the integrated evaluation and anlysis of genome features.

This article discusses genome-wide mutagenesis of Zea mays L. using RescueMu transposons.

Article discussing a web server for richness estimation in biological data called RICHness ESTimator (RICHEST).

Article discussing Tracembler, a software for in-silico chromosome walking in unassembled genomes.

Article discussing research on BOV, a web-based BLAST output visualization tool.

Article discussing ESTPiper, a web interface that streamlines the expressed sequence tags (EST) analysis process.

This article discusses the rapid analysis of legume root nodule development using confocal microscopy.

Article on LIN, a Medicago truncatula gene required for nodule differentiation and persistence of rhizobial infections.

This article discusses AGC kinase genes. The authors report here the isolation and characterization of the first AGC kinase gene identified in Medicago truncatula, MtIRE.

Article discussing the AGC Kinase gene MtIRE and the possibility of a link to phospholipid signaling during nodulation.

Taxonomic composition and spatio-temporal variability of macroinvertebrates inhabiting snags were examined from an 8-km segment of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Seventy-seven macroinvertebrate taxa were collected from submerged wood during the study. Assemblages were highly variable spatially and temporally, especially among seasons. An ordination of species and environment did not find snag taxa to have striking correlations with many of the selected environmental variables, although there were some trends in flow-mediated species distributions. There were significant seasonal differences in the abundances of some taxa, particularly among the Chironomidae (Diptera). The Tribe Orthocladiini was numerically abundant during the winter, while the Tribes Chironomini and Tanytarsini dominated the summer and autumn. Additionally, this study included a secondary production and microdistribution analysis of a population of the caddisfly Cyrnellus fraternus. Distributions of C. fraternus were restricted to snags, the most stable substratum for retreat building and for resisting periodic high waters. Larvae were not found in the soft sand and mud benthic habitats near submerged wood. The insects were multivoltine with a minimum of three generations per year. Pupae were collected July through September and adults emerged from May through October. The population overwintered as larvae. Estimated annual production was 1,015.4 …