In some ways a cell in your body or an organelle in that cell is like an ancient walled town. Life inside either depends critically on the intelligence of the gatekeepers.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2009
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Researchers in Japan and the U.K. have discovered new details of how young leaves build their first chloroplasts, the energy factories of plant cells. The researchers identified a new role for a protein that was first identified ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 18, 2019
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Researchers believe that understanding how electrons move within small, natural systems could power a more sustainable future for our energy grid.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 23, 2024
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Respiration is a fundamental process of all living things, allowing them to produce energy, stay healthy, and survive. In cells, respiration involves what are known as "respiratory proteins," e.g. hemoglobin in the blood ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2020
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Electrons are tough to pin down in biology. Learning how to harness electrons is no fool's errand because, when electrons move, they are the electricity that powers life.
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2020
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It took an unlikely food innovation—earth-friendly vegetarian patties, made to taste and "bleed" like the familiar meaty ones—to make people aware of heme.
Cell & Microbiology
May 11, 2021
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