Daily Archives:October 20, 2015
Stress tolerance in plants is controlled by a “master regulator” of chloroplast protein import
To achieve food security by meeting the needs of an ever growing human population, which could reach near 10 billion by 2050, large increases in crop yields will be essential. Environmental stresses, such as drought and salinity,
Trafficking and signalling from the endosome regulate blood vessel formation in the lung
The formation of new small blood vessels is essential during development and as a repair mechanism in disease. In the lung, blood vessel formation is altered in diseases such as severe bacterial infection and tumour spread. The
Combining different antibody flavors to improve cancer therapy
Our immune system is specialized at identifying ‘foreign intruders’ (pathogens) or virus-infected cells inside the human body. This can be achieved by antibodies (immunoglobulins) that circulate in our body and are able to bind targets with high
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by diabetes. Population-based studies have suggested more than half of patients with either type I or type II diabetes will develop neuropathy, and as much as 30% of those manifestations
