A mighty (ochondrial) fight?

A mighty (ochondrial) fight?

Disputes about scientific findings unfold following a well-rehearsed script. One researcher (let’s call her Dr. X) makes an intriguing new observation and manages to get it past the refereeing process of a top journal. The study is published and Dr. X happily moves on to her next project. But she is interrupted by an annoying piece of news e a report from the lab of another scientist (let’s cal...

A mighty weapon: steam sterilization.

TRAIL, a mighty apoptosis inducer.

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a membrane-bound cytokine molecule that belongs to the family of tumor necrosis factor (TNF). TRAIL has been shown to be a potent apoptosis inducer in a wide variety of cancer cells in vitro and to limit tumor growth efficiently in vivo without damaging normal tissues. These features have focused considerable attention on TRAIL ...

The mighty mite

storehouses of terrestrial biodiversity, but many of the more astounding species are apparent only after the closest scrutiny. Here are a few of the roughly 2000 species of mite (Arachnida: Acari) that can be found in the subtropical rainforests of Lamington National Park in southeast Queensland, Australia. The mites there range in size from 0.182 millimetres to 7 millimetres, with the minute b...

Microexons--tiny but mighty.

The landscape of alternative splicing is only beginning to unravel, and the functional consequences are often unclear. Two articles in Cell and Genome Research focus on a set of largely ignored yet highly conserved exons, microexons. These appear strongly regulated by RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and functionally modulate protein–protein interactions with strong evidence for deregulation in auti...