Fruit flies have found at least two solutions to the problem of sorting their sex chromosomes: a matter of life and death.
Evolution
Jun 18, 2021
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Biologists have identified a family of algae as a living missing link in the microscopic domain.
Evolution
Jun 18, 2021
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Almost a century ago, Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. Published in 1905, Einstein's theory incorporated the idea that light is made up of particles called ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 17, 2021
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The moons of planets that have no parent star can possess an atmosphere and retain liquid water. Astrophysicists at LMU have calculated that such systems could harbor sufficient water to make life possible—and sustain it.
Astronomy
Jun 10, 2021
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Global agriculture both is one of the major drivers of climate change and strongly affected by it. Rising temperatures are among the main reasons for yield reductions. Therefore, the agricultural sector is faced with the ...
Environment
May 18, 2021
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A study led by LMU plant biologist Hans-Henning Kunz uncovers a new role for ion transporters: they participate in gene regulation in chloroplasts.
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2021
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Biologists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU in Munich) have significantly enhanced the tolerance of blue-green algae to high light levels—with the aid of artificial evolution in the laboratory.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 3, 2021
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Coronavirus researchers led by Professor Rolf Hilgenfeld of the University of Luebeck and PD Dr. Albrecht von Brunn of the Ludwig-Maximilian Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have discovered how SARS viruses enhance the production ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2021
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Using DNA structures as scaffolds, Tim Liedl, a scientist of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, has shown that precisely positioned gold nanoparticles can serve as efficient energy transmitters.
Nanomaterials
Apr 8, 2021
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Biophysicists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have shown that a phenomenon known as diffusiophoresis, which can lead to a directed particle transport, can occur in biological systems.
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2021
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