Most proteins are thought to fold into a single active shape. But the human immune protein XCL1 is a rare breed that can switch back and forth between two different structures, each with its own function. A recent study in … Continue reading
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Plants sense temperature with help of elegant protein
How plants sense temperature is a longstanding and little-understood question. Researchers have discovered some of the mechanisms involved. A recent study in Nature adds a new mechanism—among the first in which the biophysical behavior of a single protein regulates the … Continue reading
Categories: Journal Club | Plant Biology
Tagged amino acids, Arabidopsis, ELF3, flowering, meristem, NTL8, protein, temperature, thermosensing
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Journal Club: Ancient diet helps tell the story of Easter Island
Famous for its towering stone human figures, Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, has long been shrouded in mystery, with the demise of its people the subject of an intense debate. Now, new findings about what its residents ate hundreds of … Continue reading
Categories: Anthropology | Chemistry | Ecology | Journal Club | Sustainability Science
Tagged amino acids, diet, Easter Island, extinction, isotopes, overharvest, Rapa Nui
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