University of Groningen
Molecular analysis of circadian photosensitivity and diapause in the jewel wasp Nasonia
vitripennis
Buricova, Marcela
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Propositions associated with the PhD thesis
Molecular analysis of circadian photosensitivity and diapause in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis
Marcela Buřičová
1. The pattern of cryptochrome2 (cry2) expression may be more important than its level of expression, as circadian rhythms are maintained even after reduced levels of cry2 mRNA (this thesis).
2. As Nasonia CRY2 is not light sensitive (this thesis), further investigation of proposed candidates for photoreceptors involved in light-entrainment of the clock in Nasonia is urgently needed.
3. The circadian clock regulates the switch point for diapause induction, but this is only the beginning of a complex trait with many regulatory
pathways.
4. Like life, research can always bring unexpected results to deal with. 5. Not only positive results are important results.
6. Asking good questions is just as important as giving good answers. 7. "The methods of science are not fool-proof, but they are indefinitely
perfectible. Just as important - there is a tradition of criticism that enforces improvement whenever and wherever flaws are discovered".
