Biological structures possess excellent damage tolerance, which makes them attractive for ballistic protection applications.This paper develops a finite element modelling framework to investigate the performance of several biological structures that are most relevant for ballistic protection, including nacre, conch, fish scales, and crustacean exos
Bacterial immune systems, such as CRISPR-Cas or restriction-modification (R-M) systems, affect bacterial pathogenicity and antibiotic resistance by modulating horizontal gene flow.A model system for CRISPR-Cas regulation, the Type I-E system from Escherichia coli, is silent under standard laboratory conditions and experimentally observing the dynam
This study surveys mozelle riesling and attempts to interpret the different behavioral interactions between the solitary wasp Liris nigra V.d.L, and crickets of the species Gryllulus domesticus L.in different hunting situations.Significant variations are recorded, some of which are predictable, others not.Wasp-cricket interactions and responses bec