The bacterial cell division protein FtsZ polymerizes in a GTP-dependent manner to form a Z-ring that marks the plane of division. As a validated antimicrobial target, considerable efforts have been devoted to identify small molecule FtsZ inhibitors.
In a sense, the sea waybill is similar the bill of lading, which is the main shipping document. The sea waybill is important because it serves an alternative for a bill of lading for the purposes of shipping goods and having someone collect the goods on arrival at the destination port.
Sea Urchin, Hawaii Photograph by Julie Wynne, My Shot. A sea urchinâs long, moveable spines protect it from predators in the waters off Hawaii. In the first century A.D., Pliny the Elder wrote of using sea urchin ashes to treat baldness. Fire Urchin, Indonesia Photograph by Tim Laman, National Geographic.