When a cell spreads out or changes its shape to adapt to its environment, the transport rate of proteins between the nucleus and cytoplasm changes. Previously, scientists assumed this change was caused by a shift in the size ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 20, 2024
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Understanding the genetic mechanisms behind leaf development is crucial for improving crop yields and resilience. In Chinese cabbage, the formation of leafy heads involves complex gene interactions that determine leaf shape ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 20, 2024
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People often underestimate tiny beings. But microscopic algal cells not only evolved to thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on Earth—glaciers—but are also shaping them.
Evolution
Jun 19, 2024
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An important breakthrough in efforts to halt the advance of wheat blast, an emerging threat to international food security, has come from a surprising source.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 19, 2024
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As detrimental as viruses may sound, they can be helping hands for farmers when it comes to dealing with plant pathogens.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 19, 2024
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A team of medical researchers from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and ReCode Therapeutics has developed a way to send gene-editing tools to the lungs ...
Beneath the surface, bacterivorous nematodes are key players in the nutrient cycle, consuming bacteria that decompose organic matter. Traditionally, these nematodes are studied in laboratory environments where isolated bacterial ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 18, 2024
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Neanderthals, the closest cousins of modern humans, lived in parts of Europe and Asia until their extinction some 30,000 years ago.
Evolution
Jun 17, 2024
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Drought stress poses a significant challenge to plant survival, affecting growth and productivity. Transcription factors, particularly NAC proteins, play vital roles in plant responses to abiotic stress.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 17, 2024
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Rubus rosaefolius, a red raspberry, is valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties, containing bioactive compounds like anthocyanins. Despite its potential, there is limited genomic information available.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 17, 2024
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