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A hormone is a chemical released by one or more cells that affects cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is essentially a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another.

Sucrose Acts as a Signal Transmitter for Light-Dependent Root Architecture Formation in Arabidopsis

Plant growth is driven by light and supplied with energy through photosynthesis by green leaves. It is the same for roots that grow in the dark – they receive the products of photosynthesis, in particular sucrose, i.e. sugar, via the central transportation pathways of phloem.

31 May 2023

Two Bacteria Species Capable of Collapsing Stubborn Class of "Forever Chemicals" Discovered

Chemical and environmental engineering researchers from the University of California, Riverside, have determined two species of bacteria discovered in soil, which collapse a class of stubborn “forever chemicals.” This gives belief in affordable biological clean-up of industrial pollutants.

31 May 2023

Neuropeptide DH31 Regulates Reproductive Dormancy in a Broad Range of Insects

Dormancy is a survival strategy for many organisms that involves suppressing development and reproduction for a period of time to reduce energy consumption in unfavorable environments.

26 May 2023

Fructose is Needed for Enhanced Egg Production in Fruit Flies, Study Reveals

To many people, the sugars we eat may seem like a luxury that can do more harm than good. But now, researchers from Japan have discovered that in insects, dietary sugars play a key role in reproduction.

25 May 2023

Researchers Examine the Role of TOR in LR Formation and its Interplay with Auxin Signaling

Along with sugar reallocation, a basic molecular mechanism within plants controls the formation of new lateral roots. An international team of plant biologists has demonstrated that it is based on the activity of a certain factor, the target of rapamycin (TOR) protein. A better understanding of the processes that regulate root branching at the molecular level could contribute to improving plant growth and therefore crop yields, according to research team leader Prof. Dr Alexis Maizel of the Centre for Organismal Studies at Heidelberg University.

23 May 2023

New Method can Help Identify Genome Differences Responsible for Variation in Plant Traits

Plants show enormous variety in traits relevant to breeding, such as plant height, yield and resistance to pests.

23 May 2023

Revealing the Molecular and Cellular Underpinnings of Summit Disease

Carolyn Elya, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard, illustrates the molecular and cellular underpinnings of the parasitic fungus Entomophthora muscae’s (E. muscae’s) ability to influence the behavior of fruit flies in new research published in eLife.

22 May 2023

Liver Cells Influence the Body's Internal Circadian Clock, Study Reveals

University of Queensland-led research has revealed liver cells influence the body's internal circadian clock, which was previously believed to be solely controlled by the brain.

18 May 2023

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

Mice with a defected human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease, called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have been developed for the first time.

16 May 2023

High-Throughput Technique Observes Differences in Hard and Non-Hard Seeds

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also known as the “King of Grass,” is a legume cultivated in various parts of the world for animal feed. It is highly valued in the feed business because of its high protein content and biomass output.

8 May 2023

Analyzing the Complex Sequence of Events Involved in Beta-Arrestin Interactions

Proteins that work like air traffic controllers, controlling the flow of signals in and out of human cells, have been examined in unparalleled detail for the first time using modern microscope techniques.

5 May 2023

The Origins of Human Accelerated Regions

Large parts of the human genome were changed over a million years ago due to a random event during egg or sperm formation that resulted in the deletion, duplication, or reversal of sections of DNA. Investigators have demonstrated that those structural variants likely set off a cascade of other fast alterations in human DNA that may underpin unique human traits, particularly the brain.

28 Apr 2023

The Communication Between Brain and Liver After Fasting

The human body’s autophagy is triggered by fasting. The body activates the cells’ waste-removal mechanism and produces new energy. The brain plays a crucial part in this process, as researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne recently found in mice.

19 Apr 2023

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

Like the better-known prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a biomarker that can tell physicians much about a patient's metastatic prostate cancer.

11 Apr 2023

The Relation Between an Autism Gene and Infertility

The biological foundations of a reproductive disease caused by a DNA mutation have been discovered by a University of California, Riverside study. Fragile X Syndrome, a major genetic contributor to cerebral impairment and autism, is also caused by this gene mutation.

5 Apr 2023

Hormone News and Research

Sucrose Acts as a Signal Transmitter for Light-Dependent Root Architecture Formation in Arabidopsis

Two Bacteria Species Capable of Collapsing Stubborn Class of "Forever Chemicals" Discovered

Neuropeptide DH31 Regulates Reproductive Dormancy in a Broad Range of Insects

Fructose is Needed for Enhanced Egg Production in Fruit Flies, Study Reveals

Researchers Examine the Role of TOR in LR Formation and its Interplay with Auxin Signaling

New Method can Help Identify Genome Differences Responsible for Variation in Plant Traits

Revealing the Molecular and Cellular Underpinnings of Summit Disease

Liver Cells Influence the Body's Internal Circadian Clock, Study Reveals

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

High-Throughput Technique Observes Differences in Hard and Non-Hard Seeds

Analyzing the Complex Sequence of Events Involved in Beta-Arrestin Interactions

The Origins of Human Accelerated Regions

The Communication Between Brain and Liver After Fasting

Scientists Illuminate the Mechanism that Raises and Lowers PSMA Expression in Prostate Cancer

The Relation Between an Autism Gene and Infertility

DELLA Proteins: The Road to the Next Green Revolution

KAI2-Ligand Signaling Pathway Responsible for Regulating Vegetative Reproduction in Liverwort Plants

New breakthrough in controlling plant responses to temperature

Blunted inflammatory response in obese individuals responsible for susceptibility to severe COVID-19

Genetic signature might be shared across multiple substance use disorders, new study reveals

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