In their review in BioEssays, Beata Ujvari and colleagues review how the transmissible cancer termed ‘devil facial tumor disease’ affects life history adaptations in Tasmanian devils.
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Phenotypic Plasticity in C. elegans: In “Dauer” Need of Stress Relief
Interestingly, C. elegans is capable of a remarkable case of phenotypic plasticity, called the dauer stage, where it is capable of surviving without food for three months. (Image credit: D. Kucharski K. Kucharska/Shutterstock)
Plasmodium Pole Dancing
Malaria parasites moving in pillar arrays reveal structural tropism to invade small blood vessels in the skin.
Fight or die? How prokaryotes deal with infections
In their review in BioEssays, Eugene Koonin and Feng Zhang discuss the different outcomes when prokaryotes are infected by a virus.
Obese flies: Why are adipokinetic hormone-deficient flies fat?
The adipokinetic hormone (AKH), an insect analog of the human hormone glucagon, is a central regulator of energy homeostasis and lipid mobilization in insects. Silencing of the AKH-receptor leads to fly obesity.
Polymer-based nanomimics: A new instrument against Malaria
Nanoscale vesicles made from different block copolymers and functionalized with heparin represent a new design concept for polymer-based nanomimics.
Influencing the antimalarial activity of polymer-based nanomimics
A nanomimics concept based on block copolymer vesicles is evaluated with regard to molecular factors influencing antimalarial activity.
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