AIST researchers, in collaboration with JAMSTEC, Hokkaido University and Tohoku University, have succeeded in cultivating an ...

Chemicals such as EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetate) which removes Mg 2+ ions that are essential for preserving the overall structure of the cell membrane ... molecules into ribonucleotide subunits ...

Plants droop and shed their leaves when parched, but with a splash of water, their stems regain strength and their leaves unfurl.

This takes place when molecules diffuse across the cell membrane by travelling through specific transport proteins. It occurs down a concentration gradient - molecules move from an area of high to ...