RE-ANALYSIS OF THE CORAL ACROPORA DIGITIFERA TRANSCRIPTOME REVEALS A COMPLEX LNCRNAS-MRNAS INTERACTION NETWORK IMPLICATED IN SYMBIODINIUM INFECTION

Re-analysis of the coral Acropora digitifera transcriptome reveals a complex lncRNAs-mRNAs interaction network implicated in Symbiodinium infection

Abstract Background Being critically important to the ecosystem, the stability of coral reefs is directly related to the marine and surrounding terrestrial environments.However, coral reefs are now undergoing massive and accelerating devastation due to bleaching.The fact that the breakdown of symbiosis between coral and the dinoflagellate, zooxanth

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Body-Packing: A Rare Diagnosis to Keep in Mind

Body packing was first described in 1973 and refers to the intracorporeal concealment of illegal drugs, which are swallowed or placed in anatomical cavities and/or body orifices.The body packer can be asymptomatic or can have signs of systemic drug toxicity (neurological, cardiac, abdominal, Reed Diffuser renal and cutaneous) due to rupture of the

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