Normal development and function in multicellular organisms relies on tight control of cell growth, yet surprisingly little is known about how such control is achieved. Although some promoters of growth have been identified, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 15, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The evolution of multicellularity marks one of the most profound evolutionary developments contributing to the appearance of human and animal life on the planet. However, with relatively little known about this ...
Biotechnology
Feb 22, 2013
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The evolutionary history of proteins shows that protein folding is an important factor. Especially the speed of protein folding plays a key role. This was the result of a computer analysis carried out by researchers at the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2013
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A research team led by biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has tested a popular hypothesis in paleo-ocean chemistry, and proved it false.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 23, 2012
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European researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are showing how bacteria control processes in human cells through a process called quorum sensing. This phenomenon is where bacteria talk to each other via molecules ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2012
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Researchers at RIKEN BioResource Center and their colleagues identified a gene required for growth and differentiation of pluripotential cells in the mouse embryos. The gene, Vps52, is a mouse homolog of yeast VPS52 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 9, 2012
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MicroRNAs are essential regulators of the genetic program in multicellular organisms. Because of their potent effects, the production of these small regulators has itself to be tightly controlled. That is the key finding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2012
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Bacteria can talk to each other via molecules they themselves produce. The phenomenon is called quorum sensing, and is important when an infection propagates. Now, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden are showing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 6, 2012
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With a combination of microscopic laser scissors and modern sequencing methods, biologists at the Ruhr-Universität have analyzed the activity of genes in the entire genome of certain fungi in one fell swoop. Especially with ...
Biotechnology
Oct 1, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research have elucidated the histone modifications that lead to the sequestration of silent genes at the nuclear periphery. In a study published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2012
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