Leptin is an important satiety hormone that is produced by adipose tissue. The more fat there is in the body, the more leptin is released into the bloodstream….
The remains of bacteria found in lake sediments are important for the reconstruction of past environmental conditions. Particularly, cell fragments known as…
Many ants produce highly acidic chemicals from specialized glands in their body. For a long time, researchers assumed that ants only spray this poison, which…
Snapdragons are charming tall plants, and flower in a range of bright colors. In Spain, where snapdragons grow wild, these flower colors show a remarkable…
From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in…
Das Zusammenspiel aus Struktur und Dynamik bestimmt die Funktion von Proteinen, den molekularen Werkzeugen der Zelle. Durch Fortschritte in der…
The function of proteins – the molecular tools of the cell – is governed by the interplay of their structure and dynamics. Advances in electron microscopy have…
Biofilms form when bacterial cells gather and develop structures that bond them in a gooey substance. This glue can protect the cells from the outside world…
How life arose from non-living chemicals more than 3.5 billion years ago on Earth is one of the deepest and still unanswered scientific questions. One…
Outbreaks of infectious diseases can sometimes reach epidemic proportions, such as the large Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa in 2014, which resulted in…
The key finding: Prostate and lung cells have very different patterns of gene expression when they're healthy, but almost identical patterns when they…
The formation of protein complexes is a highly organised process that does not begin with the “finished” proteins. Studies conducted by researchers at the…
An international collaboration led by the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron or DESY, with participation from Arizona State University's Biodesign Center for…
The wellbeing and welfare of most animal and plant species depends strongly on the ambient temperature. The ongoing climate change is therefore a major…
Mutual courtship displays have generally been understood as a form of private communication between a male and a female, and many researchers have focused on…
“We know that the first line defense in the brain is similar to responses in the rest of the body: Brain cells detect the invading virus and initiate a…
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