Tomaso Patarnello

TL;DR: Supporting the bridging role of the dystrophin splicing machinery as active modulator between genotype (deletion mutation) and protein production, cell specific somatic exon skipping has been documented in skeletal muscle revertant fibres in DMD.

TL;DR: These findings represent the first genome-wide analysis on sex-biased loci in a hermaphrodite vertebrate species, demonstrating how having two sexes in the same individual profoundly affects the fate of a large set of evolutionarily relevant genes.

TL;DR: Intraspecific data show that the Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is characterized by weak genetic differentiation, whereas the northern krill is more structured showing discrete genetic pools, which can be explained, at least partly, by the oceanographic conditions in the areas inhabited by the two species.

TL;DR: Comparing expression profiles of beef cattle muscle in animals treated with either Dex or Dex plus 17-beta estradiol (Estr) administered at subtherapeutic dosage, against untreated controls shows differences in the expression profile that will allow the development of indirect bio-markers to detect illegal Dex treatments in beef cattle using quantitative RT-PCR.