Sentences with phrase «plant cell fusion»

Consequently, this research reports the third plant cell fusion event that was identified during normal developmental processes of flowering plants.

Their study is only the third report of plant cell fusion being observed and the first observation since the initial reports in the late 1800s.

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At Key Stage 3 (age 11 to 13 +, Years 7 to 9) schools have to teach: that fertilisation in humans and flowering plants is the fusion of a male and a female cell; about the physical and emotional changes that take place during adolescence; about the human reproductive system, including the menstrual cycle and fertilization; how the foetus develops in the uterus, including the role of the placenta.

Cell fusion technology is used to hybridize plants by removing cell walls from two cells of different species, usually those that would not normally breed under natural conditions, and then merging their conteCell fusion technology is used to hybridize plants by removing cell walls from two cells of different species, usually those that would not normally breed under natural conditions, and then merging their contecell walls from two cells of different species, usually those that would not normally breed under natural conditions, and then merging their contents.

An international research team has observed cell fusion in flowering plants for the first time in more than a century.

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Cell to cell fusion is known to be extremely rare in plant cells due to the presence of the relatively tough cell wCell to cell fusion is known to be extremely rare in plant cells due to the presence of the relatively tough cell wcell fusion is known to be extremely rare in plant cells due to the presence of the relatively tough cell wcell wall.

Nagoya, Japan — Dr. Daisuke Maruyama and Professor Tetsuya Higashiyama at the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI - ITbM) of Nagoya University and the JST - ERATO Higashiyama Live - Holonics Project along with their international team have shown by live - cell imaging techniques that flowering plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana undergo a cell to cell fusion to prevent the attraction of the second pollen tube after fertilization has occurred.

This research reveals a new type of cell fusion that is initiated to destroy a particular cell, and enlightens the evolution of sexual reproduction in flowering plants.

«Cell fusion «eats up» the «attractive cell» in flowering plants.&raCell fusion «eats up» the «attractive cell» in flowering plants.&racell» in flowering plants.»

In a new study reported in Cell, an international group of plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University and other research institutes, have examined the ovules of plant cells by live - imaging to reveal a novel cell - elimination system based on an unusual cell fusCell, an international group of plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University and other research institutes, have examined the ovules of plant cells by live - imaging to reveal a novel cell - elimination system based on an unusual cell fuscell - elimination system based on an unusual cell fuscell fusion.

The study, published online on April 23, 2015 in the journal Cell, outlines the complicated mechanism of communication between plant cells, where an unusual cell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatCell, outlines the complicated mechanism of communication between plant cells, where an unusual cell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatcell fusion induces selective elimination of the cell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilizatcell responsible for pollen tube attraction after successful fertilization.

«We have succeeded in perceiving a unique cell fusion mechanism that arises from initial fertilization in flowering plant cells,» says Maruyama.

Transient assays were done in onion epidermal cells using the plant signal sequence fused to RBP and a GFP reporter (ssRBP - GFP fusion protein) with RBP fused to GFP as a control.

There are numerous, diverse mechanisms that allow a low frequency of gene movement between species, such as accidental fusion of cells between different species, or the injection of DNA by bacteria into plant cells.

Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington, DC) 05/2007 — 01/2010 Imaging Science and Information Systems Center — Insert Title • Train, supervise, and assure the work quality of a team of 3 - 6 regional analysts • Write analytical summaries of open source collections of biological threats and other national security threats • Develop and refine indication and warning methodologies and taxonomies for biological and radiological threats • Offer guidance and expertise on intelligence community interagency fusion cell for H1N1 «swine flu» • Assist in research and development work on plant health project • Conduct case studies on state and non-state actor biological weapons programs and orphan source radiological incidents • Participate in multi-agency tracking of nuclear proliferation activities in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East • Perform project lead duties, participate in the selection process of new employees, and assist with performance appraisals • Awarded the National Intelligence Medallion for organizational work on Project Argus