The posterior signalling centre (PSC), a small group of specialised cells, controls hemocyte (blood cell) homeostasis in the Drosophila larval hematopoietic organ, the lymph gland.This role of the PSC is very reminiscent of the "niche," the micro-environment of hematopoietic stem cells in vertebrates.We have recently shown that the PSC acts in a no
Traditional chemical methods for testing the fat content of millet, a widely consumed grain, are time-consuming and costly.In this study, we developed a low-cost and rapid method for fat detection and quantification in millet.A miniature NIR spectrometer connected to a smartphone was used to collect spectral data from millet samples of different or
Background: Subhepatic appendicitis is a rare condition that occurs in only 0.01% of all acute appendicitis cases.The subhepatic position of the appendix is due to a developmental anomaly resulting from the failure of the caecum to descend during embryonic development.Its symptoms often resemble those of other diseases such as cholecystitis, pyelon