The extracellular colorants produced by Chlorociboria aeruginosa, Scytalidium
cuboideum, and Scytalidium ganodermophthorum, three commonly utilized spalting fungi,
were tested against a standard woodworker’s aniline dye to determine if the fungal colorants
could be utilized in an effort to find a naturally occurring replacement for the synthetic dye.
Fungal colorants were...
This study aimed to evaluate the contingencies and reinforcements that most engage
active high school (HS) students in a virtual classroom to learn and adopt healthy
lifestyles. In Phase 1, 21 HS students completed focus groups about factors they
perceived as engaging for them in learning about lifelong healthy habits....
BACKGROUND: The oxidative stress theory of life-history tradeoffs states that oxidative stress caused by damaging
free radicals directly underpins tradeoffs between reproduction and longevity by altering the allocation of energetic
resources between these tasks. We test this theory by characterizing the effects of exogenous oxidative insult and
its interaction with...