MARINE POLLUTION AS A TRIGGER OF DISCOLORATION PHENOMENON IN THE HARD CORAL, POCILLOPORA SPECIES AT THE GULF OF AQABA, RED SEA, EGYPT: PATHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR EVIDENCES

Hard corals are precious marine creatures that comprise a complex form of symbiosis between symbiont algae and coral holobiont.For decades, corals have been challenged by disastrous events of climatic and anthropogenic etiologies.Such complex interactions have resulted in devastating disease episodes among coral populations worldwide.There is a sca

Abstract Soybean is Fall Decor a photoperiod-sensitive staple crop.Its photoperiodic flowering has major consequences for latitudinal adaptation and grain yield.Here, we identify and characterise a flowering locus named Time of flower 4b (Tof4b), which encodes E1-Like b (E1Lb), a homologue of the key soybean floral repressor E1.Tof4b protein physic

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the world, as it is appears to be prevalent among 80% of individuals over the age of 75.Although physical activities such as walking have been scientifically proven to improve physical function and arthritic symptoms, individuals with OA tend to adopt a sedentary lifestyle