Life Sciences and Chemistry

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Asexual Propagation of Crop Plants Gets Closer

When the female gametes in plants become fertilized, a signal from the sperm activates cell division, leading to the formation of new plant seeds. This activation can also be deliberately…

Ways to achieve a peaceful co-existence with genomic parasites

A new mechanism to control the activity of transposable elements. Transposable elements are mobile genetic elements that can relocate within the genome and disrupt the normal function of genes, but…

Previously ignored DNA sequence

… plays important role in brain development. An international research team has uncovered that a previously overlooked repetitive DNA element known as Long Interspersed Nuclear Element (L1) helps maintain neural…

Proteins guide electrons to the right place

Cells need energy to function. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain how energy is guided in the cell by small atomic movements to reach its destination in…

Researchers uncover mechanisms behind enigmatic shapes of nuclei

Scientists may be able to direct immune cells toward diseased areas. Nearly 150 years ago, scientists discovered that specialized blood cells serve a vital role in immune system protection against…

Shredding to plan – protein recycling for immune defense

The waste system of living cells, the proteasome, not only shreds disused or damaged proteins. It also supports the immune system in recognizing virally infected or cancerous cells by producing…

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