Evolution and Development

Viruses attacking alga

Fat Genes in Algal Viruses Facilitate Infection

10.05.2016

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Environment

Uncovering the virus's plans may help predict the demise of algal blooms

which came first

The Evolutionary Relay Race

25.02.2016

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

In evolution, both chicken and egg may come first

Neuron extensions with low NO

NO: A Yes-No Switch for Neuronal Growth

01.02.2016

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

How do neurons decide when to grow and when to stop growing?

Bones of mice at different ages, imaged with three-dimensional computer tomography. A core element at the center of the bone (highlighted in different colors) enabled the scientists to align different bones for comparison

Bones Don’t Get the Drift

19.12.2015

Evolution and Development

How do bones retain their proportions as they grow?

The nucleus (red) in the cell center is surrounded by the disorganized actin network in the cytoplasm, on which the myosin-v motors move the vesicles around in the "active random motion"

Getting to the Center

14.06.2015

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Chemistry, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

How does random motion create directed movement in the cell?

We share many of our genes with sea urchins, but none of the sequences for long non-coding RNAs that regulate those genes

Looking for Links

25.05.2015

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Non-coding DNA sequences on an evolutionary “fast track” may hold clues to human disease

cytoskeleton structure

Just a Twist to the Right

11.05.2015

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development

The growth of cellular “skeletons” reveals a clear directional pattern

Chromosome pairs: Does doubling them help or hurt? Image: Wikimedia commons

Double Trouble

20.03.2013

Evolution and Development, Genetics

Does a non-standard number of chromosomes help or hurt the cell?

Sculpture: Igor Mitoraj

When the Network is Defective

09.01.2013

Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Factors that direct the formation of the heart and face must network during embryonic development

Dorsal-GFP displaying a gradient of nuclear localization

Complexity and the Single Cell

12.09.2012

Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How does the fertilized egg start the process of becoming a diversified organism?

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