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Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned Heterodontosaurus inhabited all regions of Earth’s supercon6nent, Pangea, 200 million years ago. Although very widespread and successful, scien6sts know very liBle about this creature.
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Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
HeterodontosaurusinhabitedallregionsofEarth’ssupercon6nent,Pangea,200millionyearsago.Althoughverywidespreadandsuccessful,scien6stsknowveryliBleaboutthiscreature.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
PalaeontologistsfromtheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricaandfromtheESRFhavescanned,onID17,themostcompletefossilskeletonofthisdinosaureverfound.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
Thissmall,plant-ea6ngdinosaurhadgrindingteethinthebackofthejawandlargecaninesinthefront.Scien6stshopetounderstandhowHeterodontosaurusate,movedandbreathed.Thefossilwasdiscoveredinariverbedin
SouthAfricabyBillydeKlerk.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
FortwodecadestheESRFhasbeendevelopinguniqueworldwideexper6seinpalaeontology,designingnon-invasivetechniquesspecificallyforpalaeontologicalstudies.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
TheESRFisuniqueinthatthehigh-resolu6onoftheimagesgeneratedhelpsscien6stsdecipherbetweenhardrocksurroundingthefossilandthebonecapturedinside.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
Usingthehigh-resolu6onimagesofthescan,scien6stscanvirtuallydigouttheskeletonandreconstructtheanimalin3D.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
“it'slikelyajuvenile:theskullbonesaren'tstronglysuturedtogether.Onthefirstscanswecanseetheopeningsintheskullwhichareforthebalanceorgans.”-Prof.JonahChoiniere,WitsUniversity,SA.
OnID17,theteamtakesafirstlookattheimagesofthescans.
Complete Heterodontosaurus scanned
ESRFpalaeontologist,VincentFernandez,co-leaderoftheresearch,setsthedinosaurskullinplacebeforestar6ngfivedaysofround-the-clockscansonID17.
Noroviruscausesinfec6ousgastroenteri6s,ahighlycontagiousstomachbug,andaffectsmillionsofpeopleofallagesaroundtheworld.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
Therearefewwaystopreventinfec6onandthediseasecanbedangerousforbabiesandtheelderly,duetodehydra6on.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
StudiesperformedattheESRFallowedscien6ststoshowthatcomponentsofbreastmilkcouldbeanaturaldecoyinhumans,blockingnorovirusfromaBachingtocellularligandsandthusavoidinginfec6on.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
HumannorovirusesbindtoHisto-BloodGroupAn6gens(HBGAs).Inbreastmilk,humanmilkoligosaccharides(HMOs)containbuildingblocksthatresemblethoseofHBGAs.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
ResearchersfromHeidelbergUniversity,theGermanCancerResearchCenter,andthecompanyJenneweinBiotechnologieGmbHanalysedtheabilityofhumannorovirustobindtotwooligosaccharidesfromhumanbreastmilk:2’FLand3FL.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
Theteamfoundthatboth2'-fucosyllactose(2'FL)and3FLstructurallyblockthebindingsitesthatnorovirususesforbindingtoHBGAs.Poten6alapplica6onsfromthisstudyincludetheop6onofusing2’FLand3FLasnorovirusan6virals.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
TheexperimentstookplaceonbeamlinesID23-1,ID30A-1(MASSIF-1)andID30B.Photo:ChristophMüeller-Dieckmann,scien6stonID30B,duringanofficialvisittothebeamline.
Can breast milk protect against norovirus?
