A large number of plant pathogens, ranging from small infectious particle viroids to pathogenic plants, can cause diseases in crops. The infected plants may develop mild symptoms or devastating disease. The estimated loss ...
Biotechnology
May 31, 2013
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A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers offers a wealth of information about the rhythmic nature of gene expression in Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito species that transmits the malaria parasite from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2011
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Researchers from Hanyang University have recently designed a three-dimensional (3D) microarray with dynamic chirality selection.
Nanophysics
Nov 23, 2022
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(Phys.org)—Proteins adorning the surfaces of human cells perform an array of essential functions, including cell signaling, communication and the transport of vital substances into and out of cells. They are critical targets ...
Biochemistry
Aug 28, 2012
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Researchers have taken a first look at the broad genetic changes that accompany reproductive declines in inbred populations. Although scientists have known for more than a century that small populations of closely related ...
Ecology
Mar 12, 2009
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DNA microarrays are one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology today. The devices, which can be used to probe biological samples and detect particular genes or genetic sequences, are employed in everything from forensic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 3, 2010
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Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) identified new genetic mutations in antibiotic-resistant Francisella tularensis bacteria that could be used in a bioterrorist attack.
Biotechnology
Nov 3, 2016
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Reproductive and somatic aging use different molecular mechanisms that show little overlap between the types of genes required to keep oocytes healthy and the genes that generally extend life span, according to Coleen Murphy, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2011
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As reported this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, an international team of scientists studying a rare genetic disease has discovered that a bundle of proteins already known to be important for keeping chromosomes ...
Biotechnology
May 27, 2009
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Normal development and function in multicellular organisms relies on tight control of cell growth, yet surprisingly little is known about how such control is achieved. Although some promoters of growth have been identified, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2013
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