How teeth explain the tree of life
Clues contained in mice teeth have allowed scientists to reconstruct evolutionary history in the laboratory.
Archaeology
Jul 31, 2014
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Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
A proof-of-concept experiment has shown that, by shifting evolution into reverse, it may be possible to use 'green chemistry' to make a number of costly synthetic drugs as easily and cheaply as brewing beer.
Biochemistry
Mar 23, 2014
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Roots to shoots: Hormone transport in plants deciphered
Plant growth is orchestrated by a spectrum of signals from hormones within a plant. A major group of plant hormones called cytokinins originate in the roots of plants, and their journey to growth areas on the stem and in ...
Biotechnology
Feb 20, 2014
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Hormone transport in plants deciphered
(Phys.org) —Plant growth is orchestrated by a spectrum of signals from hormones within a plant. A major group of plant hormones called cytokinins originate in the roots of plants, and their journey to growth areas on the ...
Biotechnology
Feb 12, 2014
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Research shows the success of a bacterial community depends on its shape
For some microbes, the motto for growth is not so much "every cell for itself," but rather, "all for one and one for all."
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2013
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Inheritance of lifespan is sex-dependent in fruit flies
Like mother, like daughter; like father, like son. Evolutionary biologists at the universities in Bielefeld and Uppsala (Sweden) have now shown that this proverb also applies to inheriting a long life – at least for fruit ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2013
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Scientists discover that chromosomal rearrangements can be advantageous
In a pioneer study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Communications, a research team at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC; Portugal), led by Miguel Godinho Ferreira in collaboration with ...
Biotechnology
Aug 23, 2013
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A new tool for engineering crop tolerance
Tolerance of phosphorus limitation in plants is linked to a previously unidentified lipid family.
Biotechnology
Jul 19, 2013
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Unlocking secrets of cell reproduction
Research published in Open Biology today identifies, for the first time, nearly all the genes required for reproduction of a cell in a living organism.
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2013
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Plant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model
(Phys.org) —Researchers from North Carolina State University believe they have solved a puzzle that has vexed science since plants first appeared on Earth.
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2013
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