Research studies examining Mexican Americans' career development is important due their increasing representation in the labor force. A total of 264 Mexican American college students (107 males, 157 females) participated in this study. This research...

Shippers at the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) are currently being exposed to radiation while manually testing the radiation level of outgoing shipping boxes. The boxes contain radioactive isotopes used in the development of radio...

This study analyzes the effects of 8 weeks in the PACE program, a low-intensity exercise program for people with arthritis in the areas of pain, stiffness, function, and physical performance. PACE, which stands for People ...

Studies show that in a suburban setting white-tailed deer live comfortably with humans and human-associated disturbances. Wildlife ecologists have developed models to predict where deer occur using information such as; ...

12 individual cases of thundersnow were examined in order to determine those common atmospheric stability characteristics that attend such storms. We found that most thundersnow events have high bases (between 10K and ...

has not been able to isolate a mutant csn-5, nor have they been able to create a knockout glh-1 mutant strain that is null. This summer we have been attempting to create both a new glh-1and a csn-5 mutant strain. In looking for the csn-5 and glh-1...

complications and death in patients, specifically cystic fibrosis patients. This summer's research was centralized on the step in the pathway controlled by the AlgD gene which oxidizes GDP-mannose to GDP-mannuronic acid by the enzyme GDP- mannose dehydrogenase...

In the human pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, GDP-mannose dehydrogenase (GMD) serves as a critical enzyme in the biosynthesis of alginate, a polysaccharide that functions as a protective coating against antibiotics ...

in VSM. Support provided by NIH 60668 (to Christopher D. Hardin) and Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (LS UROP)....

The study of programmed cell death or aptosis in tumors has attracted increased interests. Recent research has shown that whether a cell lives or dies is related to its three dimensional environment such as the organization of cells...

leaves of the soybean. We were able to isolate several putative PPFM ureide utilization mutants. This research will give insight into the interactions between PPFMs and soybean that may be applied to many other plants. Experiments to recover kanamycin...

Nicotiana is commonly studied due to the presence of both highly autogamous species, such as plumbaginifolia, and crossing species, such as alata. There are also species that expend energy to a mix of selfing and crossing, ...

Plants are exposed to a wide variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, fungi, nematodes and protozoa. In response, plants have developed a plethora of strategies aimed at blocking infection by potential pathogens. ...

Nicotiana has been an interest of study due to its variance in autogamy and floral traits. Species N. plumbaginifolia and N. longiflora are characterized by their difference in flower size and the ability to self pollinate. ...

Soybean is a major crop in the United States. Its survival and relationship with its environment are closely monitored. For example, we are looking at the symbiotic relationship between soybean and the soil bacteria. These ...

another. The Cancer Research Center has access to thousands of strains of Salmonella that have been sealed and stored under harsh environmental conditions for almost forty years. Our goal is to explore mutations that have arisen among these archived...

Field and laboratory animal studies have demonstrated that maternal body condition can directly cause adjustments in offspring sex ratio. A mother's condition is affected by a variety of environmental and endogenous factors, ...

The purpose of this project is to determine the binding properties of molecular rotors with macromolecules, specifically plasma proteins. This is to aid in the development of a viscometer based on molecular rotors that ...

GAN1 and Keap1 are proteins characterized by a N-terminal BTB domain and a C-terminal Kelch repeat domain. Both of these domains are protein-protein interaction domains, suggesting that these BTB-Kelch proteins form signaling ...