Long-term subae lal survival has been anecdotally noted
in the staghorn sculpin, Leptocottus armatus. In this study,
I quantified this phenomenon physiologically by examining the
following parameters: standard metabolic rate and indications
of reduced standard metabolic rate during subaerial exposure;
capacity for and mechanism(s) of oxygen consumption in air;
capacity...
A crucial factor in determining the accuracy of DNA replication is
maintenance of a balanced supply of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates
(dNTPs) at replication forks. Perturbation of dNTP biosynthesis can
induce dNTP pool imbalance with deleterious genetic consequences,
including increased mutagenesis, recombination, chromosomal
abnormalities and cell death. Using the T4 bacteriophage system,...