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Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences (2016)
Journal Article
Böhme, W., Bogdanowicz, W., Bockmann, F. A., Boano, G., Blick, T., Birindelli, J., …Dubois, A. (2016). Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa, 4196(3), 435-445. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.9

The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa (Dubois &... Read More about Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences.

Endocannabinoid receptor blockade increases hepatocyte growth factor and reduces insulin levels in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (2016)
Journal Article
Sathyapalan, T., Dakroury, Y., Ahmed, L., Elshewehy, A. M. M., Kilpatrick, E. S., Coady, A., & Atkin, S. L. (2016). Endocannabinoid receptor blockade increases hepatocyte growth factor and reduces insulin levels in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Endocrinology, 85(4), 671-673. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.13120

There is evidence from animal and in-vitro studies that activation of the endocannabinoid system (EC) through cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB-1) is associated with liver injury, inflammation and hepatocellular carcinoma.1 Data suggests endogenous cannabin... Read More about Endocannabinoid receptor blockade increases hepatocyte growth factor and reduces insulin levels in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.