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The article studies the growth of desmoid tumors with familial adenomatous polyposis during pregnancy. A 35-year-old woman who was known to have familial adenomatous polyposis was first referred to antenatal clinic at 11 weeks gestation. In addition she was noted to have essential hypertension treated with alpha methyldopa and an asymptomatic ventricular septal defect confirmed on two-dimensional echocardiography at 15 weeks of pregnancy. Her obstetric history included five previous pregnancies. To obtain a histological diagnosis it was suggested that a biopsy would be prudent. However, there was some concern about impairment of progress in labor due to tumors.

Throughout the world, there are imperatives and opportunities to develop sustainable enterprises based on plants and animals to alleviate poverty. This is true for indigenous people across northern Australia, although to date there has been very limited commercial use of wildlife within indigenous Australian communities. In this study, we examine factors affecting the establishment of enterprises utilising animal species in remote indigenous communities and suggest ways of improving uptake. We found four major areas affecting the progress of these enterprises: a lack of comprehensive market information and dissemination of that knowledge; a lack of basic infrastructure and training; a need for more appropriate and flexible government policy and regulation; and adverse public perceptions. Commercialisation of native species is at a relatively early stage compared to tropical Asia, Africa and South America, and development of these enterprises has the potential to benefit indigenous livelihoods in remote and marginal areas in Australia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses a study that investigated cell death pathway using the ultrastructural changes and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation patterns of senescing kalilo strains of Neurospora. Occurrence of cell death in multicellular organisms; Features of apoptosis; Analysis of DNA fragmentation.