von Thomas Fester | Feb 3, 2017 | Biochemistry, Molecular Cytology, News
Importance of the endodermis in root transport processes The outer, absorptive and metabolic part of a root is separated from its central transportation unit (the central cylinder) by a tight border: the endodermis. This layer of cells has wax-like substances embedded...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 31, 2017 | Ecology, News
What can you do when your biodiversity experiment has inadvertently been flooded by a nearby river? Well, you take it as an opportunity and look at recovery rates. This is at least what people did in the Jena biodiversity experiment which comprises plots with 1 to 16...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 31, 2017 | Ecology, News
The mesopelagic zone – home of the ocean’s small fish Ocean layers between 200 and 1000 meter depth harbour large numbers of animals. There is zooplankton and small fishes living from the photosynthetic plankton from the top marine layers. These organisms...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 31, 2017 | Ecology, News
Human impact on kelp forests Kelp forests populate continental shelves in temperate and polar climate zones. They provide livelihood for a large number of animal species. Kelp forests are already under pressure from human impact like marine pollution, direct harvest...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 30, 2017 | Climate Change, Natural History, News
How are ancient precipitation rates measured? The Amazon rainforest is a critical hotspot for biodiversity and as a carbon sink. How will the rainforest react to shifts in temperature and precipitation in the wake of climate change? To answer such questions Wang and...
von Thomas Fester | Jan 13, 2017 | Biochemistry, News
Proteasomes and plant defense Plants are challenged by a large variety of pathogens and therefore have acquired a complex, multi-layered system of defense. Üstün and colleagues have discovered a new, unexpected component of this defense system: the proteasome. The...
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