Once a sperm has broken through to an egg cell in order to fertilize it, the two cells need to hold together tightly. This ...

Once a sperm has broken through to an egg cell in order to fertilise it, the two cells need to hold together tightly. This ...

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1 Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, Liaoning Academy of Forestry Sciences, Shenyang, China 2 Northeast Forestry University College of Forestry, Harbin, China The final, ...

Bacterial structural biology is a scientific discipline that concerns the structure of bacterial macromolecules, especially proteins and nucleic acids. Such studies are used to understand the function ...

When considering life on Earth, humans, plants, and exotic animals, such as lions and giraffes, often come to mind. However, there is a tendency to overlook the many species of microscopic organisms, ...

Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia Plastic pollution has a significant impact on ecosystems, primarily due ...

Using single-cell transcriptomic data from adult mouse inner ear hair cells, the authors identify the differences and similarities of the four hair cell types. They make an important finding: that ...

Big Bend National Park draws wildlife enthusiasts, birders, and adventurers from around the world. Set in remote southwest Texas, the park’s mix of mountains, desert, and river habitats hosts more ...