Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Social adaptation across the genome : trade-offs and conflicts in relation to sex
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-15) - ThesisNatural selection explains both how and why biological organisms appear well adapted to their environments. Some of the most successful tests of our understanding of adaptation have focused on two phenomena: trade-offs, ... -
Neuronal functions of Willin/FRMD6 relevant to Alzheimer's disease
(2023-11-28) - ThesisAbstract redacted -
A genome wide screening approach for investigating the interplay between host defence and parainfluenza viruses
(2023-11-28) - ThesisViruses are obligate intracellular pathogens, so virus-host interactions are crucial to their infectivity. A successful infection is a trade-off between the virus’s utilisation of host dependency factors that permit virus ... -
The type I-G CRISPR system : mechanism, structure and application
(2023-11-28) - ThesisCRISPR is originally discovered as an adaptive immune system in prokaryotes. It has been widely repurposed for application in different microbiological fields attributed to its ability to target DNA or RNA in a sequence-specific ... -
Assessing the response of microphytobenthic biofilms to multiple stressors
(2023-11-28) - ThesisEcological systems are exposed to a range of drivers, often referred to as stressors if detrimental or resulting from anthropogenic activities, which affect their functioning. To understand how these systems respond to ...