The ancient Greek aphorism panta rhei means “everything flows”, a phrase used by philosophers to describe the constant flux and interplay between the past and…
Nature relies on enzymes to accelerate energy-intensive biochemical reactions that are necessary for the preservation of life. However, natural enzymes are not…
Life on Earth depends on photosynthetic carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation to form organic carbon. Plants take atmospheric CO2 and transform it into organic…
These communications can go awry, resulting in conditions like cancer. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered an…
Human cells are enclosed by membranes and are in osmotic equilibrium with their environment. If the concentration of solute molecules (osmolarity) in the fluid…
Now, a team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology and at the John Innes Center discovered that the mistletoe’s parasitic…
A new protein analysis tool developed at the University at Buffalo could vastly increase the speed and precision with which disease and drug effects are…
The recycling program of cells is autophagy; a fundamental component of the cellular quality control and extremely important for maintaining cell…
China is establishing an infrastructure and service network to connect the country, by land and sea, to different parts of Asia, Africa and Europe. According…
Responsive Materialien können auf externe Kräfte mit einem Phasenübergang reagieren. Auch Biopolymer-Tensid-Mischungen sind dazu fähig, wie eine Studie von…
The midrib of the leaf (which has been transformed into a snap trap) bends slightly downwards in a flash, the trap halves fold in, and the water flea can no…
Producing living tissue or organs based on human cells is one of the main research fields in regenerative medicine. Tissue engineering, which involves growing…
Neurons in the mammalian retina transform light patterns into electrical signals that are transmitted to the brain. Reconstructing light patterns from neuron…
Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective has recently been…
In flies, as in humans, the sperm cell (spermatozoon) is made up of the cell body proper, also referred to as the sperm “head”, and the flagellum. The…
In Germany, approximately 38,000 tons of medicines, including hormones, antibiotics and antivirals, are consumed annually. Their residues are increasingly…
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