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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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.
Fossils of three-clawed turtles dating to about 12 million years ago have been discovered at three sites in southern Poland, significantly extending the known northern range of the group.
Polish scientists have developed a silica-based nanocomposite known as B-STING, that can automatically generate biocidal substances in response to microorganisms, effectively targeting bacteria, fungi, and viruses while remaining safe for human cells.