A 300-Million-Year Old Twosome: The Cycad And Its Pollinator
...ts/prel_weevil.html )andbeetles and unravelled the symbiosis -- mutually beneficial relationship of twodissimilar organisms living together -- between plants and pollinators,demonstrating that the cycads' survival is contingent upon the preservation oftheir ecosystem. Pollination -- the transfer of t...We are family: the imperative for a chimpanzee genome project
...not get AIDS; instead, the virus lives in peaceful symbiosis with the chimp immune system. Less commonly known is that chimps do not develop Alzheimer's disease, despite sharing a gene that is a high risk for Alzheimer's in humans. In addition, cancers such as breast, lung, and prostate tumors are apparently......any, and their colleagues have discovered a unique symbiosis between bacteria and a marine worm, described in Nature, issue May 17th 2001. The term symbiosis typically evokes an image of beneficial interactions between two individuals, the symbiont and the h...Important pathogens and cures belong to little-known group of fungi
...ier than previously thought. Therefore, the lichen symbiosis has played a larger than expected role in the evolution of fungi. One of the consequences of this early origin is that several major lineages of non-lichenized Ascomycota species unexpectedly turn out to be derived from lichen-forming ancestors. The...Drugs from sea study finds sponge health link to bacteria
...titute of Marine Science (AIMS). Understanding the symbiosis of such microbes and sponges is a critical step in studying potential biologically active, possibly medicinal, compounds in such bacteria. Sponges are recognized as rich sources of new compounds with biologically active ingredients that could qualify...Scientists map the complete genome of an important agricultural bacterium
...is expected to have a major impact in the field of symbiosis research. Unusual genome Although similar in func...es the nitrogen-fixing genes S. meliloti needs for symbiosis with alfalfa. "There may also be genes in pSymA that provide antibiotic resistance to S. meliloti or...Fresh evidence points to marine bacteria as a source of anti-cancer drug
...e made by bacterial symbionts (organisms living in symbiosis with another). This work is important because if we can use this experimental system to unlock the potential of these bryostatin drugs, it can serve as a model for many, many others." Haygoods new research is addressing two areas: Attempting to cul...NSF awards two plant genome grants to University of Minnesota
...se as a fertilizer. The plant owes this ability to symbiosis with bacteria that infect its roots. The work will...f communication occurs between organisms living in symbiosis and between hosts and infectious agents in disease." "Legumes are important in human and animal diet...The role of phytochromes in bacteria revealed
...part of its energy requirement for maintaining its symbiosis with the leguminous plant and fixing the nitrogen ...source both for their own growth and to enable the symbiosis with the leguminous plants to operate and fix the nitrogen these plants need for their development. ...Plant-fungal symbiosis found in high-heat extreme environment
...ssen Volcanic National Park have found evidence of symbiosis between fungi and plants that may hold clues to how plants adapt to and tolerate extreme environments. The research was funded in part through the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Microbial Observatories Program and published in the Nov. 22 issue ...Seaweed uses chemical warfare to fight microbes
...e antimicrobial compound could be the byproduct of symbiosis between the seaweed and an as-yet unidentified microbe. If this is the case, it would be one of the rare examples of such a chemical defense for plants and animals, researchers reported. They believe that further investigations of chemically mediated...Science historians ponder naming 'enemies' in science literature
...erences to 'natural allies' in the literature, yet symbiosis is also a very common ecological phenomenon. Have we become so fixated on war, that we can only perceive nature through that lens?" Laubichler and Chew wonder....University of Minnesota receives NSF grant to sequence legume genome
...al processes like nitrogen fixation, plant-microbe symbiosis and the synthesis of health-promoting compounds. The Medicago sequence is also expected to speed the development of new scientific tools for legume research, including DNA chips and DNA microarrays, techniques that enable researchers to predict the f...Scientists develop new cloning technique that dramatically shortens the search for genes
...he genes that allow plants to establish beneficial symbiosis for nitrogen fixation, which is also a key to sustainable agriculture," Long noted. As part of that effort, she and her colleagues have been studying the complex chemical signaling that occurs between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and plants. Researchers ...Corals can reestablish symbiosis with algae from their environments after bleaching
...g the bleaching episode," said Lewis. "The symbiosis had begun to reestablish itself," added Coffroth. The UB researchers caution that the survival of individual colonies and populations of coral should not be construed as a demonstration that an entire ecosystem is healthy. "Neverthele...