Memorial University of Newfoundland

About: Memorial University of Newfoundland is a education organization based out in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Gadus. The organization has 13818 authors who have published 27785 publications receiving 743594 citations. The organization is also known as: Memorial University & Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Targeted gene replacement in Drosophila via P element-induced gap repair.

Abstract: Transposable elements of the P family in Drosophila are thought to transpose by a cut-and-paste process that leaves a double-strand gap The repair of such gaps resulted in the transfer of up to several kilobase pairs of information from a homologous template sequence to the site of P element excision by a process similar to gene conversion The template was an in vitro-modified sequence that was tested at various genomic positions Characterization of 123 conversion tracts provided a detailed description of their length and distribution Most events were continuous conversion tracts that overlapped the P insertion site without concomitant conversion of the template The average conversion tract was 1379 base pairs, and the distribution of tract lengths fit a simple model of gap enlargement The conversion events occurred at sufficiently high frequencies to form the basis of an efficient means of directed gene replacement

Science communication reconsidered.

Abstract: As new media proliferate and the public's trust and engagement in science are influenced by industry involvement in academic research, an interdisciplinary workshop provides some recommendations to enhance science communication

On resolving the enigma of infantile amnesia.

Abstract: Historical and current theories of infantile amnesia are examined. To evaluate the viability of these theories, as well as the phenomenon of infantile amnesia itself, a review of memory development from birth through the preschool years is provided, including an overview of relevant perceptual and neurological maturation. In the context of this review, extant theories of infantile amnesia are shown to falter, and it is concluded that infantile amnesia is a chimera of a previously unexplored relationship between the development of a cognitive sense of self and the personalization of event memory. This hypothesis is examined in detail and discussed in the context of related developments in language and social cognition.

Near Extinction of a Large, Widely Distributed Fish

Abstract: Are extinctions of marine vertebrates as rare and unlikely as current data indicate? Long-term research surveys on the continental shelf between the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and southern New England reveal that one of the largest skates in the northwest Atlantic, the barndoor skate (Raja laevis), is close to extinction. Forty-five years ago, research surveys on St. Pierre Bank (off southern Newfoundland) recorded barndoor skates in 10% of their tows; in the last 20 years, none has been caught, and this pattern of decline is similar throughout the range of the species.

Effect of acute static stretching on force, balance, reaction time, and movement time.

Abstract: BEHM, D. G., A. BAMBURY, F. CAHILL, and K. POWER. Effect of Acute Static Stretching on Force, Balance, Reaction Time, and Movement Time. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 36, No. 8, pp. 1397–1402, 2004.Purpose:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of an acute bout of lower limb