11 research outputs found
A role for systems epidemiology in tuberculosis research
No full textDespite being a curable disease, tuberculosis (TB) killed more people in 2009 than during any previous year in history. Progress in TB research has been slow, and remains burdened by important gaps in our knowledge of the basic biology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of TB, and its interaction with the human host. Fortunately, major systems biology initiatives have recently been launched that will help fill some of these gaps. However, to fully comprehend TB and control this disease globally, current systems biological approaches will not suffice. The influence of host and pathogen diversity, changes in human demography, and socioeconomic and environmental factors will also need to be considered. Such a multidisciplinary approach might be best described as 'systems epidemiology' in an effort to overcome the traditional boundaries between basic biology and classical epidemiolog
Trace metal concentrations in the tropical sponge Spheciospongia vagabunda at a sewage outfall: synchrotron X-ray imaging reveals the micron-scale distribution of accumulated metals
No full textSimulation of wheat growth and development based on organ-level photosynthesis and assimilate allocation
No full textEthephon‐induced leaf senescence increases the concentration of yeast‐assimilable nitrogen in grape must ( Vitis vinifera
No full textMarine sponges with contrasting life histories can be complementary biomonitors of heavy metal pollution in coastal ecosystems
No full textMulti-population QTL detection for aerial morphogenetic traits in the model legume Medicago truncatula
No full textImpact of an invasive alga (Womersleyella setacea) on sponge assemblages: compromising the viability of future populations
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