The undead may influence biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions
It's commonly known, at least among microbiologists, that microbes have an additional option to living or dying -- dormancy.
It's commonly known, at least among microbiologists, that microbes have an additional option to living or dying -- dormancy.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 26, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a fundamental shift in the view of how bacteria proliferate and survive, Yale scientists report online June 20 in the journal Nature that most of the genetic action within a cell takes place close to home.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 14, 2010
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A protein that helps pack DNA into the cell nucleus has an important role in regulating gene activity, scientists report. The researchers found that the protein, histone H1, also takes part in the formation of ribosomes, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 1, 2010
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DNA replication, the process by which a strand of DNA is copied during cell proliferation , and DNA transcription, the process by which the message in the DNA is translated into messenger RNA, involve the same "track" or ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Yale University scientists has discovered a previously unknown type of molecular scissors that can tailor micro-RNAs, tiny snippets of genetic material that play a key role in regulating many of ...
Biotechnology
May 6, 2010
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They are both nest-building social insects, but paper wasps and honey bees organize their colonies in very different ways. In a new study, researchers report that despite their differences, these insects rely on the same ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2010
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The iguanas of the Galapagos Islands have evolved many unique characteristics due to their isolation from mainland iguanas. Because they can't swim long distances, biologists believe that the first Galapagos iguanas arrived ...
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2010
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2009
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Choosing the right cell type is particularly important in genetic studies. This is apparent from research published on 16 October in PLoS Genetics. Dutch researcher Alice Gerrits has shown how variations in the genome can ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 4, 2009
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While studying an HIV protein that plays an essential role in AIDS progression, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered compounds that show promise as novel treatments for the disease.
Biochemistry
Oct 13, 2009
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