However, in recent years, various modes of “non-apoptotic” programmed cell death such as pyroptosis*2 and necroptosis have been defined based on the molecular…
Different African killifish species vary extensively in their lifespans – from just a few months to several years. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research scientists probed these physical connections between five of the chromosomes in the human karyotype in a report…
Superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen of nosocomial infections, causing high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. It is also…
In this way the cell regulates the electric signals that form the basis of the function of muscles and the nervous system. Since a malfunction of ion channels…
The Electrosynthesis group at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is further expanding its methods for the production of sustainable chemicals from…
The middle of the South Pacific is as far away from land as you can possibly get. Solar irradiance is dangerously high, reaching a UV-index that is labelled…
Whether they are synthetic materials such as PET and Teflon, medicines or flavourings, life without synthetically produced compounds is barely conceivable in…
A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, studied the ecological function of linalool, a naturally abundant…
In 1949, Hans Elias pioneered the structural analysis of the mammalian liver tissue and proposed a model of the liver lobule, which is used to this day in…
The fly agaric with its red hat is perhaps the most evocative of the diverse and variously colored mushroom species. Hitherto, the purpose of these colors was…
Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?
“I am very pleased to be joining Cyber Valley,” says Qiu. “I believe artificial intelligence and robotics will be the key technologies shaping our society in…
One of the central tasks in botanical research is the study of the plant mechanisms involved in regulating the time of flowering. All plants flower when they…
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) affecting brain and spinal cord. In collaboration with colleagues from the…
It is becoming much more common for patients to be treated with several different medications. It is often necessary for the patient to take them at fixed…
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