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The human Werner Syndrome as a model system for aging
The aging process is one of the most challenging biological pathways to understand. Applications of model systems for aging have contributed...
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Aging and mitochondrial dysfunction in the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina
In the filamentous fungus Podospora anserina, mitochondria play a paramount role in life span control and aging. During aging, these organelles...
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Aging and the programmed death phenomena
Biochemical mechanisms of the programmed death phenomena are considered at levels of unicellular organisms, mitochondria, cells, groups of cells, and...
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Energy metabolism, anti-oxidant defense and aging in Caenorhabditis elegans
Food restriction and impaired gene function by mutation or RNAi treatment can extend the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans considerably. In contrast...
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Do green plants age, and if so, how?
Time-dependent ageing-like processes in green plants are discussed and compared to gerontological changes in animals and other organisms. The...
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Conditional senescence in prokaryotes
Bacteria are immortal in the sense that their capacity for reproduction appears limitless as long as the environment supports growth. However, this...
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Role of subcytotoxic stress in tissue ageing
Most commonly stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) is defined as the long-term effects of subcytotoxic stress on proliferative cell types,...
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Mammalian and bird aging, oxygen radicals, and restricted feeding
In this chapter, the relationship of aging with oxidative stress is reviewed. Endogenous tissue antioxidants do not determine aging because they...
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Mitochondria, metabolism, and aging in yeast
Quantitative and qualitative changes in metabolism take place when the lifespan is extended in yeast either by genetic or nutritional manipulation....
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Yeast as a model for ageing and apoptosis research
Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death with a crucial role in health and disease in metazoans. Recent findings demonstrate the existence of an...
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Leaf position of mulberry (Morus alba L.) affects silkworm growth, silk cocoon yield and quality
Mulberry plant ( Morus alba L.) have long recognized as a main food plant for silkworm ( Bombyx mori L.) worldwide, so the quality of mulberry leaves...
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Antiparasitic activity and cytotoxic potential of the hydroethanolic extract the leaves of Tocoyena formosa
Chagas disease and leishmaniasis are considered severe public health problems and are part of the group of neglected tropical diseases. To find new...
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Direct observation of translational activation by a ribonucleoprotein granule
Biomolecular condensates organize biochemical processes at the subcellular level and can provide spatiotemporal regulation within a cell. Among...
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Assessment of Levels and Possible Health Implications of Heavy Metals in Vegetables from Selected Irrigable Wetlands in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria
Vegetables are widely consumed foods for their supply of important nutrients required for body metabolism and healthy living. However, contamination...
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Invasive crab positively correlated with native predatory crab species over a regional scale
The abundance of an invasive species within an ecosystem after introduction can depend on multiple factors. Although large-scale abiotic data are...
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Relationship between the incidence of sunburn fruits of pineapple ´MD-2´ and its morpho-physiological and biochemical development
Cuba annually exports pineapple as fresh fruit to European markets, however, the tropical conditions in which pineapple cultivation takes place cause...
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Generation mean analysis reveals insights into yield attributing traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under drought and irrigated environments
This study aims to improve rice productivity amid climate challenges by analyzing two rice crosses over six generations to identify resilient...
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Targeting specific DNA G-quadruplexes with CRISPR-guided G-quadruplex-binding proteins and ligands
Despite the demonstrated importance of DNA G-quadruplexes (G4s) in health and disease, technologies to readily manipulate specific G4 folding for...
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Pheretimoid earthworms of India: new insight from molecular systematics and phylogenetic relationship with new records
Around the world, the spread of pheretimoid earthworm species from Southeast Asia has raised ecological, environmental, and conservation concerns in...
