A plant hormone that speeds root growth could be a new agricultural tool
A molecule sold as a food additive has an underground role, too: helping roots grow faster.
Biotechnology
May 10, 2019
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Female flies respond to sensation of sex, not just sperm
Female fruit flies can feel when a sexual partner is a good fit. Scientists have long known that proteins in a male fly's ejaculate make female flies temporarily lose interest in other partners. It's a trick male flies use ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2019
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Searching for the source of planarians' regenerative powers
Using a technique that involves analyzing thousands of single cells, scientists have figured out a new way to capture a stem cell that underlies flatworm regeneration.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2018
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Researchers capture 'key' to deadly malaria infection
An international team led by Institute researchers has visualised the unique molecular 'key' used by the world's deadliest malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, to enter and infect human blood cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2018
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Structure-ID technique could shift chemistry to warp speed
Work that previously could have taken chemists months can now be done in minutes.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 7, 2018
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Expanding the optogenetics toolkit
Controlling individual brain cells using light-sensitive proteins has proven to be a powerful tool for probing the brain's complexities. As this branch of neuroscience has expanded, so has the demand for a diverse palette ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2018
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New microscope offers 4-D look at embryonic development in living mice
A smart new microscope has given scientists a front-row seat to the drama of mammalian development.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2018
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This wild plant could be the next strawberry
Strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and... groundcherries? A little-known fruit about the size of a marble could become agriculture's next big berry crop.
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2018
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3-D cell environment key for divvying up chromosomes—find could explain cancer hallmark
For some cells, context is everything. Cells plucked out of their native environs have trouble divvying up their chromosomes correctly, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Angelika Amon and colleagues have found.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 23, 2018
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Complete fly brain imaged at nanoscale resolution
Two high-speed electron microscopes. 7,062 brain slices. 21 million images.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2018
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