How insects detect color
Biologists have identified fundamental mechanisms in visual information processing in fruit flies.
Plants & Animals
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A small protein in bacteria overlooked up to now
The biological process of photosynthesis is found at the beginning of nearly all food chains. It produces oxygen to breathe and provides the energetic foundation for using biotechnological processes to synthesize biofuels ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2021
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Researchers decode the structure of the molecular complex that carries detoxifying enzymes in cells to the right place
Peroxisomes are essential, membrane-enclosed vesicles that occur in every cell. An arsenal of enzymes inside them breaks down harmful substances, thereby detoxifying the cells. A team of scientists led by Prof. Dr. Bettina ...
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2020
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World's largest collection of moss species
Peatlands, with their huge diversity of peat moss species, store about 30 percent of the Earth's soil carbon. This means they store roughly twice as much carbon as all the world's forests combined. However, peat harvesting ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2020
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Quantum simulation of quantum crystals
The quantum properties underlying crystal formation can be replicated and investigated with the help of ultracold atoms. A team led by Dr. Axel U. J. Lode from the University of Freiburg's Institute of Physics has now described ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 27, 2020
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Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanisms
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) takes only 100 milliseconds to trap its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into snap traps, have closed, insects can no longer escape. Using biomechanical experiments ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2020
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Temporally shaping the electric field of an attosecond pulse
Chemical reactions are determined at their most fundamental level by their respective electronic structure and dynamics. Steered by a stimulus such as light irradiation, electrons rearrange themselves in liquids or solids. ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 13, 2020
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How cellular fibers form and maintain dynamic states
Cells assemble dynamically: Their components are continuously exchanging and being replaced. This enables the structures to adapt easily to different situations, and by rearranging the components to respond to stimuli faster, ...
Biotechnology
Jul 22, 2019
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Dissolving a protein traffic jam at the entrance of mitochondria
Researchers from Freiburg discovered a novel mechanism that ensures obstacle-free protein traffic into the powerhouse of the cell
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2019
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Floodplain forests under threat
A team from the Institute of Forest Sciences at the University of Freiburg shows that the extraction of ground water for industry and households is increasingly damaging floodplain forests in Europe given the increasing intensity ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2019
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