Dissecting Selective Signatures and Candidate Genes in Grandparent Lines Subject to High Selection Pressure for Broiler Production and in a Local Russian Chicken Breed of Ushanka.

Breeding improvements and quantitative trait genetics are essential to the advancement of broiler production. The impact of artificial selection on genomic architecture and the genetic markers sought remains a key area of research. Here, we used whole-genome resequencing data to analyze the genomic architecture, diversity, and selective sweeps in Cornish White (CRW) and Plymouth Rock White (PRW) transboundary breeds selected for meat production and, comparatively, in an aboriginal Russian breed of Ushanka (USH).

Sublayer-Enhanced Growth of Highly Ordered MnGe Thin Film on Si(111).

MnGe epitaxial thin films previously grown mainly on Ge substrate have been synthesized on Si(111) using the co-deposition of Mn and Ge at a temperature of 390 °C. RMS roughness decreases by almost a factor of two in the transition from a completely polycrystalline to a highly ordered growth mode. This mode has been stabilized by changing the ratio of the Mn and Ge evaporation rate from the stoichiometric in the buffer layer.

Eradication of avian leukosis virus subgroups J and K in broiler cross chickens by selection against infected birds using multilocus PCR.

The avian leukosis virus (ALV) is a serious threat to sustainable and economically viable commercial poultry management world-wide. Active infections can result in more than 20% flock loss, resulting in significant economic damage. ALV detection and elimination from flocks and breeding programs is complicated by high sequence variability and the presence of endogenous virus copies which show up as false positives in assays.

Asymmetric Interfaces in Epitaxial Off-Stoichiometric FeSi/Ge/FeSi Hybrid Structures: Effect on Magnetic and Electric Transport Properties.

Three-layer iron-rich FeSi/Ge/FeSi (0.2 < < 0.64) heterostructures on a Si(111) surface with Ge thicknesses of 4 nm and 7 nm were grown by molecular beam epitaxy.

[120 years of the Department of Forensic Medicine and law, I.P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University].

The history of the development of the Department of Forensic Medicine and law, Pavlov First Leningrad (Saint Petersburg) State Medical University is outlined. The history is presented in the form of the scientific contribution of the heads of the Department of Forensic Medicine to the development of scientific activities of national forensic medicine. The stated period covers 120 years, starting from 1901.