living organisms
Molecular decay of enamel-specific gene in toothless mammals supports theory of evolution
The researchers were able to correlate the progressive loss of enamel in the fossil record with a simultaneous molecular decay of a gene, called the enamelin…
New light shed on marine luminescence
The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by…
Billions of years ago, microbes were key in developing modern nitrogen cycle
“For microbes, it appears that almost all of their major evolution took place before we have any record of them, way back in the dark mists of prehistory,”…
Work with Fungus Uncovering Keys to DNA Methylation
DNA methylation is essential for normal growth and development in plants and animals. It has been implicated in long-term memory, and irregularities in its…
Novel technique for fluorescence tomography of tumors in living animals
Fluorescence can be used for instance to analyze the regulation and expression of genes, to locate proteins in cells and tissues, to follow metabolic pathways…
New research to create reliable electronic systems
The project is called SABRE (Self-healing cellular Architectures for Biologically-inspired highly Reliable Electronic systems). The part of the project to be…