Dynamin as a nanomuscle. The filament coils around a membrane tube and, under GTP hydrolysis, forms active cross-bridges that collectively constrict the membrane. Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
New carnivorous plant must balance trapping prey and being pollinated
By Eric Hamilton MADISON — Botanists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of British Columbia have discovered a new carnivorous plant in western North America. Triantha occidentalis makes its home in wetlands and…
Study identifies how lung cells sense chitin, an allergen in fungi and shellfish
MADISON — Some of the world’s most common allergy-inducing critters, from dust mites to fungi to shellfish, have one thing in common: chitin, the polymer that makes tough cell walls in mushrooms, fungal spores and…
Magnetic field leads to regenerate damaged tissue
Magnetic field can be used to stimulate blood vessel growth, according to a study published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. The findings could lead to treatments for cancers and and help regenerate…
Genome editing meets marsupials
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have succeeded in creating the first genetically engineered marsupial. This will contribute to deciphering the genetic background of unique characteristics observed only in marsupials, study, published…