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Anti-convulsant drug can modify DNA conformation and interact with chromosome proteins
Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that it can interact with the conformation of DNA and regulate gene expression.
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New study finds novel functions of the pyruvate-sensing protein PdhR in E. coli
Organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans, run on an interconnected series of metabolic pathways—with glycolysis being the essential process that generates energy from sugars (glucose) in food. Pyruvate is the final product ...
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Researchers discover a new method to regulate cell plasticity
Cell plasticity is a property by which a cell can take on different and reversible identities. Cell plasticity is also essential for embryo development and for the correct function of the immune system. This property is also ...
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Lipids, lysosomes, and autophagy: The keys to preventing kidney injury
Lysosomes are cellular waste disposal organelles containing potent enzymes. These enzymes can cause cellular damage if they leak out of ruptured lysosomes. In a recent study led by Osaka University, researchers found that ...
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Inside mitochondria and their fascinating genome
Mitochondria are present in all eukaryotic cells: in our cells, in mammalian cells, in the cells of plants and even of fungi. Mitochondria produce energy for cells to function as multicellular organisms, and are known as ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Plants without cellular recycling systems get creative in the dark
Deprived of sunlight, plants are unable to transform carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into sugars. They are essentially starved of one of their most important building blocks.
Plants & Animals
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How to better understand what makes a virus win during transmission?
Estimating fitness variation among microorganisms, meaning their aptitude to survive and reproduce in given conditions, allows researchers to predict their infection trajectories in single hosts and transmission in host populations. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2020
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RAP tag: A new protein purification approach
Whether it's our diets, building strength, or as part of medical advancements, it is no secret that proteins form an important part of our lives. Tracking how proteins work and move in cells, and purifying engineered proteins, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2020
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Potential drug target for dangerous E. coli infections identified
Escherichia coli, known as E. coli, are bacteria which many people associate with causing mild food poisoning, but some types of E. coli can be fatal.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2020
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How do aquatic plants respond to combined effects of cadmium and low carbon dioxide?
Cadmium (Cd), classified as a human carcinogen, is dispersed into aquatic ecosystems mainly through industrial processes or via the application of phosphate fertilizers. The high solubility of Cd in water facilitates its ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2020
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The male Y chromosome does more than we thought
New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women from various diseases, including COVID-19.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2020
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Secondary variant of Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots
One of the basic approaches in organic farming is to use organisms beneficial to the system to combat pests. The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is one such beneficial organism. In the case of insect larvae infestation, ...
Ecology
Sep 24, 2020
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Finding the Achilles' heel of a killer parasite
Two studies led by UT Southwestern researchers shed light on the biology and potential vulnerabilities of schistosomes—parasitic flatworms that cause the little-known tropical disease schistosomiasis. The findings, published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Mystery of giant proton pump solved
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells, generating energy that supports life. A giant molecular proton pump, called complex I, is crucial: It sets in motion a chain of reactions, creating a proton gradient that powers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Penicillium camemberti: a history of domestication on cheese
The white, fluffy layer that covers Camembert is made of a mold resulting from human selection, similar to the way dogs were domesticated from wolves. A collaboration involving French scientists from the CNRS has shown, through ...
Evolution
Sep 24, 2020
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Key genetic clue missing in fight against superbugs
For the first time, researchers have discovered how antibiotic resistance genes are spreading, at a continental scale, via bacterial plasmids in the hospital superbug, Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Fungal highways let bacteria travel in exchange for thiamine
Tiny organisms head out on the highway, looking for adventure like they've ridden straight out of the 1960s rock hit, "Born to Be Wild." Researchers from Japan have discovered that while perhaps not as thrill-seeking, bacteria ...
Ecology
Sep 24, 2020
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Marine bacteria shift between lifestyles to get the best resources
To stay, or not to stay? When it comes to nutrient resource patches, researchers from Japan and Switzerland have discovered that marine bacteria have a knack for exploiting them efficiently, timing movements between patches ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Studying gene function in animal models
Researchers from the group of Jeroen Bakkers have described a thorough way to study the function of genes in model animals such as the zebrafish. In their study, published in Nature on September 23rd, they give an example ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Placental development takes place days before the embryo forms, study finds
The first stages of placental development take place days before the embryo starts to form in human pregnancies. This new finding highlights the importance of healthy placental development in pregnancy, and could lead to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2020
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Color-coded biosensor illuminates in real time how viruses attack hosts
'New' lactic acid bacteria can make African camel milk safe
Cells: Divide and enlarge
Chemists develop 'smart cells' with potential to treat illness at cellular level
New insights into the role of the eisosomes as membrane building blocks in fungi
Researchers discover a novel family of toxins used in bacterial competition
Difference in microbiota between organic and conventional dairy farms
Biologists create new genetic systems to neutralize gene drives
Removal of a gene could render lethal poxviruses harmless
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New Mars rover is ready for space lasers
Quantum entanglement realized between distant large objects
Ancient Adelie penguin colony revealed by snowmelt at Cape Irizar, Ross Sea, Antarctica
Understanding oxygen-reducing enzymes
Making tuberculosis more susceptible to antibiotics
'Cellular compass' guides stem cell division in plants
Humans develop more slowly than mice because our chemistry is different
Study show what makes plant cell walls compress and stretch
Sugar promotes sperm longevity in pig reproductive tract
Turning the phage on infectious diseases
A new discovery in pluripotent stem cells and induced regenerative medicine
Research opens the way to new drugs
A red future for improving crop production?
Research reveals how wounds heal in 'waves'
Oligomeric materials to enhance water splitting
