动物植物旨在理解特定蛋白质相互作用的研究挑战了“通用机制”概念
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are the chaperones of cellular stress response because they help guide the folding and unfolding of other proteins.
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In natural environments, plants encounter biotic and abiotic stresses that can significantly affect their productivity and health. Recognizing the importance of timely stress diagnosis, researchers have developed various sensors and devices to detect plan
阅读全文动物植物动物园围栏扩大后，黑猩猩被关在“隐形笼子”里——南非研究
Captive chimpanzees are one of the most popular species kept in zoos because of their charismatic appeal and similarity to humans. They are the closest living relatives of humans because of the shared genes and behavioral and psychological similarities.
阅读全文动物植物澳大利亚发现气温过高导致低人群担忧
High temperatures during critical periods of the reproductive cycle of sheep result in 2.1 million fewer lambs produced in Australia each year, costing sheep farmers an estimated $97 million annually.
阅读全文动物植物新型适体的开发为治疗癌症和神经系统疾病提供了机会
G-quadruplexes (G4), which are special structures in DNA and RNA that play a crucial role in cells, have been associated with cancers and neurological diseases. A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently built a new platform to sel
阅读全文动物植物白色念珠菌毒素在消化道定植中起特殊作用
Candida albicans is a fungus that occurs naturally in the digestive tract of most people. However, the fungus is not always harmless. It can cause mild to severe infections throughout the body. A toxin, candidalysin, is involved in these infections. It ap
阅读全文动物植物1.5亿年前，射线的多样性比以前想象的要多
In a new study published in the journal Papers in Palaeontology, an international team of scientists led by paleobiologist Julia Türtscher from the University of Vienna has explored the puzzling world of rays that lived 150 million years ago and
阅读全文动物植物研究人员确定了玉米根周围微生物组组成的遗传贡献
In order for plants to grow, they absorb water and nutrients through their roots. In doing so, they rely on tiny helpers: bacteria and fungi in particular are found in a thin layer around the roots. These microbes also ward off organisms that are harmful
阅读全文动物植物植物叶片中的细胞如何自我组织以确保光合作用的最佳区域
Plant leaves need a large surface area to capture sunlight for photosynthesis. Dr. Emanuele Scacchi and Professor Marja Timmermans from the Center for Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Tübingen, together with an international team, have now dis
阅读全文动物植物“求爱”基因在两种果蝇中表现出不同的效果
A gene associated with courtship behavior in fruit flies does not operate the same way in two different fruit fly species, a new study finds. The work demonstrates that conserved genes—the same genes found across species—do not necessarily have the same f
阅读全文动物植物研究人员以青蛙科米特的名字命名史密森学会收藏的史前两栖动物祖先
Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull of a 270-million-year-old ancient amphibian ancestor in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. In a paper published today, March 21, in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean
阅读全文动物植物生物多样性的丧失可能加速生态系统的不稳定
What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing other species from a community? Does ecosystem stability depend upon the presence of a wide variety of species, as early ecologists believed, or does divers
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