von Thomas Fester | Nov. 14, 2016 | Ecology, Soil Biology
From climate change to soil fertility – small soil fungi with big impact When looking at roots from plants growing in your garden there is a good chance that they will be colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi are very small and you won’t see...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 10, 2016 | Biochemistry, Molecular Cytology, Molecular Structures, News
Structure and function of respiratory complexes Mitochondria are the powerhouses of oxygen-consuming organisms and respiratory complexes are the very turbines of this powerhouse. Basically they are catalyzing an oxyhydrogen reaction with the energy not being released...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 10, 2016 | Neurobiology, News
Source: Kragel et al., PLoS Biol 14(9): e2000106 and Shibata et al., PLoS Biol 14(9): e1002546 Scivit News – Visual Science More illustrations from Scivit More videos from Scivit Have a video abstract based on this cartoon (300 Euro) ← Previous News Further...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 10, 2016 | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, News
Cereals can become genetically modified easily Measured at predictions from 20 years ago plant genetic engineering is lagging seriously behind. One important reason for this limited success is the fact that cereals, the most important crops worldwide, are very...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 10, 2016 | Biochemistry, Molecular Cytology, Molecular Structures, News
Multicellular activities of myxobacteria and exopolysaccharide Bacteria are particularly good at producing large number of cells. It should be no surprise, therefore, that bacteria have learnt to use these large numbers, to engage in multicellular behavior. Quorum...
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