How molecules change when they react to stimuli such as light is fundamental in biology, for example during photosynthesis. Scientists have been working to unravel the workings of these changes in several fields, and by combining ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 10, 2023
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Often referred to as the "powerhouses of the cell," mitochondria are well known for their role as energy suppliers, but these organelles are also critical for maintaining our overall health. Mitochondrial stress is associated ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 7, 2023
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Light affects living organisms in many different ways, for example, plants orient their growth direction towards the sun, while circadian rhythms in humans are controlled by daylight. These processes always involve photoreceptors, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Aug 3, 2023
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Known as the power plant of the cell, mitochondria are essential to human metabolism. Human mitochondria consist of 1,300 different proteins and two fatty biomembranes. The vast majority of mitochondrial proteins are produced ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 2, 2023
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Viruses, like movie villains, operate in one of two ways: chill or kill.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2023
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The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about the first step of insulin synthesis.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2023
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Rhomboid proteases are a promising target for new drugs. Now researchers from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) have uncovered a mechanism for regulating enzyme activity. The key role is played ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 21, 2023
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Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of desert plants could be a powerful tool to boost crop plant's resilience to drought.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 20, 2023
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As molecular biologists at Boston University and as husband and wife, Ruslan Afasizhev and Inna Afasizheva have worked together for decades. Together, they have published dozens of papers on the mechanics of mitochondrial ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 19, 2023
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Bioluminescent bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid have formed a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship. How the bacteria coordinate their behavior to colonize the squid—through cellular signaling and cues from ...
Ecology
Jul 17, 2023
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