A COMPARATIVE GENE CO-EXPRESSION ANALYSIS USING SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS ON TWO CONGENER FILMY FERNS IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC DESICCATION TOLERANCE MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED TO THEIR MICROHABITAT PREFERENCE

Abstract Background Filmy-ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) are poikilohydric, homoiochlorophyllous desiccation-tolerant (DT) epiphytes.They can colonize lower and upper canopy environments of humid forest.Filmy-ferns desiccate rapidly (hours), contrasting with DT angiosperms (days/weeks).It has been proposed that desiccation tolerance in filmy-ferns would

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the role of advanced fabrication technology across a broad spectrum of head and neck surgical procedures, including applications in endoscopic sinus surgery, skull base surgery, and maxillofacial reconstruction.The initial case studies demonstrated three applications of rapid prototyping technology are in he