What is a Tomcat worker?

What is a Tomcat worker? A Tomcat worker is a Tomcat instance that is waiting to execute servlets or any other content on behalf of some web server. For example, we can have a web server such as the Apache HTTP Server forwarding servlet requests to a Tomcat process (the […]

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Who plays Judy in Boy Meets Girl?

Who plays Judy in Boy Meets Girl? actress Rebecca Root Boy Meets Girl actress Rebecca Root: Being transgender is like being born in prison. At one point during BBC2’s upcoming comedy Boy Meets Girl, Rebecca Root’s Judy is on a date and telling potential new squeeze Leo (Harry Hepple) what […]

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What is a chordate body plan?

What is a chordate body plan? The body plan of a chordate includes a post-anal tail, notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, and pharyngeal slits. In some chordates, all four traits persist throughout life and serve important functions. However, in many chordates, including humans, all four traits are present only during […]

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What are C. elegans attracted to?

What are C. elegans attracted to? C. elegans is attracted to a variety of soluble chemicals, including Na+, Cl–, biotin, cAMP, lysine, and serotonin (Bargmann and Horvitz 1991). The best-studied soluble attractant for C. elegans is NaCl. What is the purpose of Subculturing C. elegans prior to the chemotaxis assay? […]

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