Weapons

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are short peptidic molecules produced by most living creatures. They help unicellular organisms to… (More)

As key players in the host innate immune response, neutrophils are recruited to sites of infection and constitute the first line… (More)

In the context of biocontrol of plant diseases, the three families of Bacillus lipopeptides - surfactins, iturins and fengycins… (More)

It has been widely assumed that the ecological function of antibiotics in nature is fighting against competitors. This made them… (More)

It has long been recognized that male mating competition is responsible for the evolution of weaponry for mate acquisition… (More)

Exaggerated male traits that have evolved under sexual selection include ornaments to attract mates and weapons to deter rivals… (More)

Over the past 5 years, there has been a significant interest in employing terahertz (THz) technology, spectroscopy and imaging… (More)

www.frontiersinecology.org © The Ecological Society of America I the 13th century, eastern and central Europe experienced one of… (More)

Apoptosis is a cell-autonomous mode of death that is activated to eradicate superfluous, damaged, mutated, or aged cells. In… (More)

0009-2665/95/0795-0069$15.50/0 0 a tremendous set of environmental problems related to the remediation of hazardous wastes… (More)