The walnut (Juglans regia L.), which was domesticated in ancient Persia, is a globally cultivated nut crop. With global water scarcity, walnut production is facing significant challenges due to abiotic stresses, especially ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 21, 2023
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Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease that claims about 1.3 million lives annually world-wide. This dismal toll is caused by the notorious pathogen Mycobacteria tuberculosis, whose bitter success depends on its formidable ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 25, 2023
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Researchers have created a unique microscopic toolkit of "green" tunable electrical components, paving the way for a new generation of bioelectronic devices and sensors.
Biotechnology
Jul 25, 2023
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"Miniature shredders" are at work in each cell, disassembling and recycling cell components that are defective or no longer required. The exact structure of these shredders differs from cell type to cell type, a study by ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 16, 2023
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Shrimps, flies and other animals shed their outer body covering at specific times of the year or at specific points in their life cycles through a process called molting. Working with worms, FMI researchers identified the ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 23, 2023
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A few years ago, scientists discovered a curious case of protozoa (oxymonads) that do not have mitochondria. Since then, the research group of Associate Professor Hampl from the Faculty of Science of Charles University and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 8, 2022
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How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell to cell?
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 22, 2022
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They seal epithelial cells and, under certain conditions, allow the passage of ions and water: Tight junctions form a paracellular barrier in tissues and their dysfunction is associated with diseases. Although their molecular ...
Biochemistry
Sep 14, 2022
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Photosystem II is a protein in plants, algae and cyanobacteria that uses sunlight to break water down into its atomic components, unlocking hydrogen and oxygen. A longstanding question about this process is how water molecules ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2021
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In the past decade, scientists have paid more attention to studying light harvest for producing novel bionic materials or integrating naturally biological components into synthetic systems. Tehir inspiration is the imitation ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 24, 2021
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