Plastomes of Nothofagus reflect a shared biogeographic history in Patagonia.

Plastomes are used in phylogenetic reconstructions because of their relatively conserved nature. Nonetheless, some limitations arise, particularly at lower taxonomic levels due to reduced interspecific polymorphisms and frequent hybridization events that result in unsolved phylogenies including polytomies and reticulate evolutionary patterns. Next-generation sequencing technologies allow access to genomic data and strongly supported phylogenies, yet biased topologies may be obtained due to insufficient taxon sampling.

Preparation of a three-dimensional extracellular matrix by decellularization of rabbit livers.

Introduction: the availability of transplantable livers is not sufficient to fulfill the current demand for grafts, with the search for therapeutic alternatives having generated different lines of research, one of which is the use of decellularized three-dimensional biological matrices and subsequent cell seeding to obtain a functional organ.

Objective: to produce a decellularization protocol from rabbit liver to generate a three-dimensional matrix.

Methods: a combination of physical, chemical (Triton X-100 and SDS) and enzymatic agents to decellularize rabbit livers was used.

[Hight resoluton optical microscopy of the cellular cycle in psoriasis patients].

Skin tissue from patients with Psoriasis was analyzed using HROM (High Resolution Optical Microscopy), studying epithelial differentiation and possible structural alterations of the queratinocytes. The samples were taken from 10 patients with histopathologic diagnosis of Psoriasis. This tissue samples where affixed with glutaraldehide buffer-collidine for 48 hours.