Life Sciences April 2020

life sciences 04-20 salmon parasite

    Articles on parasites, squids, DNA, spacial arrangement into cells


     
     

     
     

     
     

     

  • A salmon parasite does not need oxygen for life

    A salmon parasite, henneguya salminicola, a genus of jellyfish that lives in symbiosis with its host, has no respiratory gene. So it does not need oxygen for life and has no ATP (adenosine triphosphate) to fuel its metabolism.

     

     

    A squid able to modify its own genetic code

    The squid is able to modify its own genetic code. It can modify its RNA in the nucleus of a neuron but also in the axon as needed, giving it exceptional adaptive power. This phenomenon could explain the great intelligence of cephalopods.

     

     

    Transmission of generational characteristics stored in DNA regulatory molecules ?

    DNA may not be alone in containing the information necessary for the transmission of generational characteristics. The majority of instructions would be much more complicated and stored in DNA regulatory molecules.

     

     

    Spatial arrangement affects the various chemical reactions in cells

    A computational model of human cell reveals the effect of spatial organization within cells. Simulations changed a process named RNA splicing that changes the messenger RNA molecules that carry information needed from DNA to form proteins. Spatial arrangement affects the various chemical reactions in cells.

     

     

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