The ancient Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) globular cluster NGC 2005 has lmtbul recently been reported to have an ex situ origin, thus, setting precedents that the LMC could have partially formed from smaller merged dwarf galaxies.We here provide additional arguments from which we conclude that is also fairly plausible an in situ origin of NGC 2005,
Vegetation diversity of Pinus pinaster forests in the Italian Peninsula
Aim: To revise Pinus pinaster-dominated communities of the Italian peninsula with special regard to central-southern Tuscany, and assess their floristic and ecological differences.Study area: Tuscany and Liguria regions, Italy.Methods: We classified 251 vegetation plots using the Two-way indicator species analysis method and we explored vegetation
Identifying Network Motifs that Buffer Front-to-Back Signaling in Polarized Neutrophils
Neutrophil polarity relies on local, mutual inhibition to segregate incompatible signaling circuits to the leading and trailing edges.Mutual inhibition alone should lead to cells having strong fronts and weak backs or vice versa.However, analysis of cell-to-cell variation in human neutrophils revealed that back polarity remains consistent despite c