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    Identification and Analysis of Genes and Pseudogenes within Duplicated Regions in the Human and Mouse Genomes

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    The identification and classification of genes and pseudogenes in duplicated regions still constitutes a challenge for standard automated genome annotation procedures. Using an integrated homology and orthology analysis independent of current gene annotation, we have identified 9,484 and 9,017 gene duplicates in human and mouse, respectively. On the basis of the integrity of their coding regions, we have classified them into functional and inactive duplicates, allowing us to define the first consistent and comprehensive collection of 1,811 human and 1,581 mouse unprocessed pseudogenes. Furthermore, of the total of 14,172 human and mouse duplicates predicted to be functional genes, as many as 420 are not included in current reference gene databases and therefore correspond to likely novel mammalian genes. Some of these correspond to partial duplicates with less than half of the length of the original source genes, yet they are conserved and syntenic among different mammalian lineages. The genes and unprocessed pseudogenes obtained here will enable further studies on the mechanisms involved in gene duplication as well as of the fate of duplicated genes

    La universidad y la educación en valores profesionales

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    La Universidad apuesta por formar un profesional integral, portador de valores humanos en el que subyace un sistema axiológico, que es donde único puede fecundar una pedagogía de la esperanza; creando a través de ella el trinomio de formación integral: conocimientos, habilidades y actitudes, que implica aprender a resolver problemas y a ser un digno miembro de la sociedad. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo reflexionar acerca de la importancia que reviste la educación en valores profesionales en la universidad, la cual constituye una instancia de reflexión que facilita al profesional desarrollarse en un plano de equidad y en una sociedad donde puedan ejercer su profesión.ABSTRACTUniversity commitment to form a comprehensive professional, carrying human values in an underlying value system, where one can impregnate a pedagogy of hope; creating through it the triad of comprehensive education: knowledge, skills and attitudes, which involves learning to solve problems and be a worthy member of society. This paper aims to reflect on the importance of education in professional values in college. Values education within the university is an instance of reflection, that facilitates the professional develop on a basis of equity and in a society where they can practice their profession

    Emprendimiento Agroindustrial Sostenible de la Yuca para el Consumo humano en la provincia de Manabí

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    This article aims to identify, through documentary research and field research, by-products of cassava processing that can constitute local enterprises. Cassava (Manihot esculenta) is one of the crops that is harvested in the Manabita field, produced by small producers, generally for self-consumption, mainly in the coastal and Amazon regions. Consumed since pre-Hispanic indigenous times, it now constitutes an important and cheap source of energy. Yucca is a euphorbiaceous plant, whose fruit is a tuberous, cylindrical and oblong root. The root is perishable and breaks down quickly due to its high starch content. Its pulp is inedible due to its toxic components, which originate hydrocyanic acid, so its processing is crucial, since it contains a cyanogenic glycoside called linamarin that produces hydrocyanic acid (Ceballos & De la Cruz, 2005). As an alternative for peasant family production in the country, INIAP developed a new variety of cassava INIAP Portoviejo - 652 "La Rendidora". Due to its optimal sensory characteristics such as sweet taste, firm and soft texture, this variety was developed for fresh production and consumption. Likewise, thanks to its high dry matter content (36%), it also has great agro-industrial potential. Great applicants are the picanteries that prepare onion, which prefer these varieties because they are firmer and do not "fade." Cassava processing is the basis of low technology and investment ventures, it is the main objective of the following research project, to publicize the agro-industrial potential of this agricultural product, to generate sub-products with greater added value. Apart from being culinary preparations (cooked, fried or chopped), it is used to produce chifles, and its gluten-free flour is used in the preparation of pastries, a binder in sausages, a thickener, dietary products, raw material in the textile industry, in the industry of glues, bases for inks, paints, bioethanol, among others.Este artículo se propone identificar, mediante investigación documental e investigación de campo, subproductos de procesamiento de yuca que puedan constituir emprendimientos locales. La yuca (Manihot esculenta) es uno de los cultivos que se cosecha en el campo manabita, producido por pequeños productores, generalmente para autoconsumo, principalmente en las regiones costeras y amazónicas. Consumido desde la época indígena prehispánica, ahora constituye una fuente de energía importante y barata.  La yuca es una planta euforbiácea, cuyo fruto es una raíz tuberosa, cilíndrica y oblonga. La raíz es perecedera, y se descompone rápidamente por su alto contenido en almidones. Su pulpa es incomestible por sus componentes tóxicos, que origina ácido cianhídrico, por lo que es crucial su procesamiento, pues contiene un glucósido cianogénico llamado linamarina que origina ácido cianhídrico (Ceballos & De la Cruz, 2005). Como una alternativa para la producción familiar campesina del país, el INIAP, desarrollo una nueva variedad de yuca INIAP Portoviejo – 652 “La Rendidora”. Por sus óptimas características sensoriales como sabor dulce, textura firme y blanda, esta variedad fue desarrollada para la producción y consumo en fresco. Asimismo, gracias a su alto contenido de materia seca (36%), posee también un gran potencial agroindustrial. Grandes demandantes son las picanterías que preparan encebollado, que prefieren esas variedades por ser más firmes y no se “desvanecen”.  El procesamiento de la yuca es base de emprendimientos, de baja tecnología e inversión, es el objetivo principal que tienen el siguiente proyecto de investigación, de dar a conocer las potencialidades agroindustriales que tiene este producto agrícola, en generar sub productos con mayor valor agregado.  Aparte de ser preparaciones culinarias (cocida, frita o troceada), se usa para producir chifles, y su harina, carente de gluten, se emplea en la preparación de bollería, aglutinante en embutidos, espesante, productos dietéticos, materia prima en la industria textil, en la industria de pegantes, bases para tintas, pinturas, bioetanol, entre otros

    Biology in a Nutshell

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    Carbon capture from stationary power generation sources: A review of the current status of the technologies

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