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Blue tits use cigarette butts to protect chicks from parasites, study finds
Blue tits are lining their nests with cigarette butts to reduce parasites and improve the health and survival chances of their chicks, scientists from the University of Lodz have found.
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Scientists develop new agent for combating fungal plant diseases
Scientists at Jagiellonian University have developed a plant-protection preparation based entirely on natural substances that may serve as an effective antifungal agent for crops, with potential use in both large-scale agriculture and organic farming.
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MicroRNA gene mutations disrupt cellular regulation, study shows
Polish scientists have identified thousands of mutations in genes encoding microRNA molecules and found that most of them cause the molecules to malfunction, potentially disrupting key biological processes and contributing to disease.
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Polish scientists uncover key enzyme transport mechanism of dangerous parasite
Scientists from the Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology at Jagiellonian University have shown that a key enzyme transport system in the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi is more complex than previously believed, providing new insight into a mechanism essential for the organism’s survival.
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New forensic method combining DNA, fingerprints and biomarkers developed by Polish researchers
Researchers at the University of Gdańsk have developed a forensic method that combines fingerprint analysis, DNA testing and biomolecule detection, allowing investigators to obtain more information from a single trace.
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RNA’s structure may explain how life began, Polish scientists find
RNA’s spatial structure allows it to replicate efficiently without enzymes, a feature that may explain why RNA, not DNA, was the first self-replicating molecule on Earth, according to Polish researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry at Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
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Polish microbiologist to study bacterial ‘weak links’ during Fulbright research stay in Boston
“I want to find the weakest genetic links in bacteria to create precise antibacterial therapies,” says Iwona Mruk, a molecular biologist and microbial geneticist from University of Gdańsk.
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Warsaw scientists discover new function of specialized liver vascular cells
A previously unknown function of specialised liver vascular cells, showing that they actively remove free haemoglobin from the bloodstream, has been identified by scientists from the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw.
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Polish scientists warn GFP fluorescent marker may lead to misinterpretation in cell research
Polish researchers have shown that green fluorescent protein (GFP), one of the most widely used marker proteins in biological research, may lead to misinterpretations of cellular processes.
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