Daily Archives: May 12, 2016
Prairie dogs kill ground squirrels to improve reproductive success
Individuals of different species commonly compete with each other. African lions and spotted hyenas compete for the same prey, for example, and brown anoles and Carolina anoles frequently fight with each other to secure the best territories.
When young are more conspicuous than adults: a case in frogs
One frog species, Clinotarsus alticola, described in 1870 was well known by its tadpole that bears remarkable characteristics (a relative large size, several large pairs of glands whose the most conspicuous lies behind the eyes, patches of
Miniature size induced fit and cage effect found in crown ether host-guest complexes
Crown-ethers (CEs), abbreviated as 3n-Crown-n (3nCn), (n= 4–8), are macrocyclic molecules built with several oxyethylene (-CH2-CH2-O-)n units. In 1967, Pedersen discovered the first CE, dibenzo18C6, and was awarded Nobel Prize in 1987 because CEs have opened a
How structural biologists understand the structure of protein in solution: the example of IscA
Proteins are macromolecules responsible for most of the biological activities required for life. Different proteins have different biological functions. Scientists have identified almost 8 million different proteins in 1,800 analyzed living species. Let’s describe briefly proteins and
Phospholipase C break membrane lipids during plant adaptation under stress
Plants constantly encounter various biotic and abiotic stresses in the environment. These stresses present adverse growth conditions, which affect the plant development, longevity and productivity. The crop production is decreasing rapidly due to the negative impact of
