Plants in which an ion channel of the vacuole is hyperactive are extremely stressed and grow poorly. But the broad bean is an exception, as Würzburg researchers have discovered. Their research is published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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For the first time ever, scientists have studied the genome of Sosnowsky's hogweed, a poisonous invasive plant whose juice causes skin burns. They found that its genome has nearly twice as many genes as most other plants. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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COVID-19, flu, mpox, noroviral diarrhea: How do the viruses that cause these diseases actually infect you?
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2023
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Researchers led by Prof. Wang Lei from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and their collaborators have identified the direct target of vinigrol as protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) on the ...
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2023
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Wageningen researchers have discovered a previously unnoticed component within the thale cress: a thin film that encases the embryo in the seed. This discovery is particularly noteworthy because this species has been intensively ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 14, 2023
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Membrane separation technology offers great potential due to its low energy consumption and continuous operation. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are ideal membrane candidates due to their abundant species, high porosity, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 13, 2023
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Michigan State University researchers have solved the mystery of a poorly understood sperm structure called the cytoplasmic droplet, or CD. The CD is an expanded cytoplasm—watery, gel-like cell contents enclosed by cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 9, 2023
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A large Australian team led by Monash University has devised a new approach to killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria using lipid nanoparticles that target specific layers on the surface of the bacterial cell.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 7, 2023
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Researchers from Zhejiang University have successfully constructed biomimetic alveoli outside the human body that can replicate the process of human breathing.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2023
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Researchers have used the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center inside a single nanodiamond for quantum sensing to overcome the problem of random particle rotation. Their study is published in Nature Communications.
Quantum Physics
Nov 3, 2023
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