A simplified PCR test for early detection of dwarf off-types in micropropagated Cavendish bananas (Musa spp. AAA)

The dwarf somaclonal variant is a major problem affecting micropropagation of the banana cultivar Williams (Musa spp. AAA; subgroup Cavendish). This problem arises from genetic changes that occur during the tissue culture process. Early identification of this problem is difficult and propagators must wait until plants are ex vitro in order to visualise the dwarfism phenotype. In this study, we have improved a SCAR-based molecular diagnostic technique, developed by Damasco et al. [Acta Hortic. 461 (1997) 157], for the early identification of dwarf off-types. We have included a positive internal control in a multiplex PCR and adapted the technique for use with small amounts of fresh in vitro leaf material as PCR template. The control product is a 500 bp fragment from 18S rRNA and is amplified in all tissues irrespective of phenotype. The use of small in vitro leaf material removing the need for genomic DNA extraction. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Correção fenotípica do nanismo avaliada por diferentes parâmetros de crescimento após administração de DNA plasmidial em modelo animal de deficiência isolada do hormônio do crescimento

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Grandes historias a pasos cortos

Documental de carácter intimista protagonizado por Paola Nieto, Álvaro Novoa y Mauricio Ardila, tres personas que a raíz de su enanismo siempre han visto el mundo desde una perspectiva única. En su día a día, enfrentan complejos estereotipos sociales y estigmas por su baja estatura, pero a través de su profesión, su vida social y acompañados de sus seres queridos, han superado esos retos para vivir a plenitud en un mundo de gigantes.