Electrochemical healing similarities between animals and plants

Heterochromatin in animals and plants. Similarities and differences.

Gene function is subjected to the effects of surrounding chromatin. The nature of these effects may be epigenetic occurring in some cells, but not others, of the same genetic background. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms remain an enigma, but recent studies have provided informative insights into the molecular basis underlying them (for review, see Henikoff et al., 2001; Martienssen and Colot, 2...

Plant anesthesia supports similarities between animals and plants: Claude Bernard's forgotten studies.

The French scientist Claude Bernard (1813-1878) is famous for his discoveries in physiology and for introducing rigorous experimental methods to medicine and biology. One of his major technical innovations was the use of chemicals in order to disrupt normal physiological function to test hypotheses. But less known is his conviction that the physiological functions of all living organisms rely o...

Diversity of Plants and Animals in Mountain Ecosystems in Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a hotspot of plant and animal species diversity and endemism andis important for the conservation of biodiversity on a global scale. The country is located ata biological crossroads. Species from Central and Northern Europe, Central Asia, theMiddle East, and North Africa mingle here with endemics found nowhere else. Therichness of Tajikistan‘s biodiversity shows up at the genetic,...

Conservation of boundary extension mechanisms between plants and animals

Locomotion clearly sets plants and animals apart. However, recent studies in higher plants reveal cell-biological and molecular features similar to those observed at the leading edge of animal cells and suggest conservation of boundary extension mechanisms between motile animal cells and nonmotile plant cells.

Distribution of Animals and Plants