Comparative genomics explains the evolutionary success of reef-forming corals

Transcriptome and genome data from twenty stony coral species and a selection of reference bilaterians were studied to elucidate coral evolutionary history. We identified genes that encode the proteins responsible for the precipitation and aggregation of the aragonite skeleton on which the organisms live, and revealed a network of environmental sensors that coordinate responses of the host animals to temperature, light, and pH. Furthermore, we describe a variety of stress-related pathways, including apoptotic pathways that allow the host animals to detoxify reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that are generated by their intracellular photosynthetic symbionts, and determine the fate of corals under environmental stress. Some of these genes arose through horizontal gene transfer and comprise at least 0.2% of the animal gene inventory. Our analysis elucidates the evolutionary strategies that have allowed symbiotic corals to adapt and thrive for hundreds of millions of years.This work was made possible by grants from the National Science Foundation, EF-1041143/RU 432635 and EF-1416785 awarded to PGF, DB, and TM, respectively. RDG, HMP, and AJS were supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, NIMHD P20MD006084, the Hawaii Community Foundation, Leahi Fund 13ADVC-60228 and NSF OCE PRF 1323822 and National Science Foundation Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Hawaii: EPS- 0903833. CRV and MA acknowledge funding by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

The Physics of the B Factories

This work is on the Physics of the B Factories. Part A of this book contains a brief description of the SLAC and KEK B Factories as well as their detectors, BaBar and Belle, and data taking related issues. Part B discusses tools and methods used by the experiments in order to obtain results. The results themselves can be found in Part C

Volker Klotz : Das europäische Kunstmärchen. Fünfundzwanzig Kapitel seiner Geschichte von der Renaissance bis zur Moderne, 1985

Mass Edgar. Volker Klotz : Das europäische Kunstmärchen. Fünfundzwanzig Kapitel seiner Geschichte von der Renaissance bis zur Moderne, 1985. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°18, 1986. Littératures françaises. pp. 526-527

Diderot. Ein Lesebuch für unsere Zeit. Édité par Rolf Geissler, 1989

Mass Edgar. Diderot. Ein Lesebuch für unsere Zeit. Édité par Rolf Geissler, 1989. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°22, 1990. Voyager, explorer. pp. 474-475

Montesquieu übersetzen und die Revolution in Deutschland vorbereiten : Adolf Ellissen als übersetzender Politiker

Adolf Ellissen (1815-1872) hat Montesquieus "Esprit des Lois", der 1748 in Genf erschienen war, in den Jahren 1843-1844 ins Deutsche übertragen, als sich in seiner Heimat Hannover die 'schwärzeste Reaktion' erhoben hatte. Konnte er damit das Denken der Aufklärung in die demokratischen Bemühungen des 19. Jahrhunderts übertragen? Gibt es Ideen aus dem achtzehnten Jahrhundert, die immer wieder und auch lange noch nach dem ehrenvollen Scheitern des Frankfurter Projekts Kontroversen in der politischen Welt auslösten, weil sie von seinerzeit Gedachtem und Geschriebenem auf Unerwartetes und Ungedachtes führten

Helmut Rohlfing : Die Werke James Elphinstons (1721-1809) als Quellen der englischen Lautgeschichte. Eine Analyse orthoepistischer Daten, (coll. «Anglistische Forschungen ») 1984

Mass Edgar. Helmut Rohlfing : Die Werke James Elphinstons (1721-1809) als Quellen der englischen Lautgeschichte. Eine Analyse orthoepistischer Daten, (coll. «Anglistische Forschungen ») 1984. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°18, 1986. Littératures françaises. pp. 543-544

Le développement textuel et les lectures contemporaines des « Lettres persanes »

Mass Edgar. Le développement textuel et les lectures contemporaines des « Lettres persanes ». In: Cahiers de l'Association internationale des études francaises, 1983, n°35. pp. 185-200

Montesquieu et la Loi fondamentale de la R.F.A

Edgar Mass : Montesquieu and West Germany's Fundamental Law. During the Weimar Republic Montesquieu represented the middle-class myth of the freedom of the individual, and the theory of the separation of powers embodied the fundamental tenet of the constitutional system as it guaranteed the balance of power between central and regional authorities. When the Nazis' Ermàchtigungsgesetz (23rd March 1933) suspended the guarantee of human rights, «Montesquieu » was expelled and the result was terror. After 1945 the debates on the new West German constitution were again profoundly influenced by Montesquieu's ideas and he was referred to and quoted. Article 20 of the Fundamental Law dealing with the separation of powers was drawn up with Montesquieu in mind and thus discussions on the interpretation and application of this article still refer to his works.Mass Edgar. Montesquieu et la Loi fondamentale de la R.F.A. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°21, 1989. Montesquieu et la Révolution. pp. 163-177

Diderot. Ein Lesebuch für unsere Zeit. Édité par Rolf Geissler, 1989

Mass Edgar. Diderot. Ein Lesebuch für unsere Zeit. Édité par Rolf Geissler, 1989. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°22, 1990. Voyager, explorer. pp. 474-475