I read recently that humans have an innate preference for sweet-tasting foods. That seems feasible since carbohydrates are necessary for cells to undergo cellular respiration, but why then is water…
Skills to DevelopName at least three fungal virulence factors that promote fungal colonization.Name at least two fungal virulence factors that damage the host.As with the bacteria, fungal virulence factors can be divided into two categories: virulence factors that promote fungal colonization of the host; and virulence factors that damage the host.
An incredibly tight binding interaction has recently been reported for the binding of Cu1+ to the CueR protein from E. Coli. Cu1+ ions are usually kept to a very low concentration in cells as a mechanism to prevent toxicity. Yet some enzymes require Cu. Free copper ions must be present in the cell to allow binding to appropriate sites in proteins.
I found a tiny, white animal in my mouth on the morning of June 28, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario. Luckily I don't seem to have hurt it. I was eating some sunflower and pumpkin seeds at the time. I bel…
Before abscission - senescence of a plant structural components that contain mineral nutrients (E.g. Magnesium, Potassium… ) are re-mobilized from the senescent tissue and used in other plant tiss…
