Lipids found to play key role in immune process for clearing dead cells and microbes

LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...
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Scientists develop potential treatment for bone-weakening condition osteoporosis

Researchers have identified a biological mechanism that could potentially be targeted to treat osteoporosis, a bone-weakening condition that affects millions ...
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Comparative micromechanics of bushcricket ears with and without a specialized auditory fovea region in the crista acustica

In some insects and vertebrate species, the specific enlargement of sensory cell epithelium facilitates the perception of particular behaviourally relevant signals. The insect auditory fovea in the ...
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Ying Li Co-Publishes Review Paper

Ying Li, Natalia Dudareva, and Erich Grotewold (Michigan State University) recently published a review paper entitled “Enough is enough: feedback control of specialized metabolism” in Trends in Plant ...