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Identification of a Molecule which Would Facilitate the Action of the Antifungal Drugs
Due to the similarity of certain proteins from pathogenic fungi and human proteins, current antifungals are usually directed to characteristics that are present in the pathogen but absent in humans. A study has...
One Protein, Three Functions
Almost three decades ago,the discovery of proteins that could perform two different functions was a breaking point in the perception of classical molecular biology, changelling the concept of "one protein, one function". Recently, an international team lead by researchers from the UAB found a...
Social factors in ants
A doctoral thesis read at the CREAF, at the UAB, attempts to characterise the social factors involved in the differentiation between workers and queens in ant colonies. Investigating ants' behavioural mechanisms, both physiological and pheromonal, this work confirms that both the queen and the workers influence...
Is thermal adaptation genetically limited?
Earth’s biodiversity is severely threatened by human-induced climate change. It is fairly trivial to mention that most organisms would be pushed either to evolve or migrate to new locations. Some current biodiversity models used to assess the vulnerability of species to climate...
