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We have seen in recent years a massive leap forward in plant genetic engineering which holds great promise for future plant breeding. However, the genes that...
The neurons of the eye that detect light must be very sensitive. They also need a lot of energy, so they contain many mitochondria - however, mitochondria...
Histones have been known as proteins that package the DNA of eukaryotes and regulate gene expression. We discovered that histones also function as enzymes that...
All blood cells are made in the bone marrow with an estimated production of 1 million white cells per second. In response to infection white cell production...
Respiration is one of life’s most important chemical reactions as it provides energy for the cell. However, the festive plant mistletoe does it differently to...
With age, our muscles gradually lose their energy and strength. The decreased amount of proteins in mitochondria, the power plants of cells, seems to be...
