Untangling the tree of life
Family trees for yeast cells
Researchers at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg have jointly developed a revolutionary method to analyse the genomes of ...
May 13, 2013
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Researchers identifies gene associated with eczema in dogs
A novel gene associated with canine atopic dermatitis has been identified by a team of researchers led by professors Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Uppsala university and Åke Hedhammar, SLU, Sweden. The gene encodes a protein called ...
May 09, 2013
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New yeast strain could lower costs for cellulosic ethanol production
There's a lot that can be done with a corn cob after the kernels have been removed. Farmers leave the cobs on the field to boost soil quality. Enterprising cooks use the cobs to make jelly. In China, the ...
May 03, 2013
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Cheating favors extinction
Pushing the boundaries of transcription: A new level of variation in messenger RNAs exposed
(Phys.org) —Like musicians in an orchestra who have the same musical score but start and finish playing at different intervals, cells with the same genes start and finish transcribing them at different ...
Apr 25, 2013
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Just what makes that little old ant… change a flower's nectar content?
Ants play a variety of important roles in many ecosystems. As frequent visitors to flowers, they can benefit plants in their role as pollinators when they forage on sugar-rich nectar. However, a new study ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Discovery upends model for how dividing cells monitor equal distribution of their chromosomes
Ludwig researchers Arshad Desai and Christopher Campbell, a post-doctoral fellow in his laboratory, were conducting an experiment to parse the molecular details of cell division about three years ago, when they engineered ...
Apr 21, 2013
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Early warning signs of population collapse
Scientists reveal quirky feature of Lyme disease bacteria
Scientists have confirmed that the pathogen that causes Lyme Disease—unlike any other known organism—can exist without iron, a metal that all other life needs to make proteins and enzymes. Instead of ...
Mar 21, 2013
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The complexity of regulated development in plants
In most living organisms, growth and development are controlled by selective modification of the lifespans of particular proteins. This mechanism is especially prevalent in plants, allowing rapid moderation ...
Mar 15, 2013
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Researchers pair experiments with computer models to peer into cells
(Phys.org) —BBSRC-funded researchers have developed a new strategy that can give scientists a better insight into how complex molecular machineries function in living cells.
Mar 12, 2013
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Dual systems key to keeping chromosomes intact
USC scientists have discovered how two different structural apparatuses collaborate to protect repetitive DNA when it is at its most vulnerable – while it is being unzipped for replication.
Mar 07, 2013
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Viruses: More survival tricks than previously thought
Among eukaryotes with modified nuclear genetic codes, viruses are unknown. Until now it had been believed that the modifications to the genetic code effectively prevented new viral infections. However, researchers have now ...
Mar 05, 2013
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How yeast responds to change: Development of new protocol provides key to measuring complete set of yeast protein levels
A procedure that allows accurate measurement of the levels of over 99% of the proteins generated by different strains of fission yeast could open the way for new laboratory applications of the species. Researchers ...
Mar 01, 2013
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