linkedin post 2015-07-16 04:17:15

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FUNDAMENTAL PROCESS. "Circumnutations are absolutely growth dependent. Because circumnutation is clearly advantageous to the plant only in a small minority of cases (such as in twining plants) but is universally found in the plant kingdom, it is believed that some fundamental growth process underlies the behavior." https://lnkd.in/eNvcnv7 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-07-16 04:27:04

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CADDISFLY LARVAE build curious cases in which they live. In those that build spiral walled tubular cases, the spiral direction is random. But those that build snail-like cases, the direction of coiling is exclusively dextral or right handed, just like snail shells. https://lnkd.in/ef-MGZ9 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-07-17 05:47:56

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THE CHIRALITY GENE in snails. "The general solution to the problem of symmetry breaking is provided by a pre-existing asymmetric molecular reference, or F-molecule...Asymmetry is thus entirely dependent on the chirality and alignment of the F-molecule," (now called NODAL). https://lnkd.in/eRqXtYc View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-07-18 04:09:20

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FRAGMENT IN NATURE this weekend focuses on the gut-brain axis, and recent evidence that it is our "second brain", driven by the gut microbiome. This extraordinary new perspective of our most fundamental anatomy and physiology is sure to eventually change the way that we view and manage our health and disease. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2015-07-18 04:13:49

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"THE BRAIN-GUT AXIS is a bidirectional communication system between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Serotonin functions as a key neurotransmitter at both terminals of this network. Accumulating evidence points to a critical role for the gut microbiome in regulating normal functioning of this axis." https://lnkd.in/enJwVms View in LinkedIn
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