Coral reefs: micro-superheroes to the rescue
We all know, or so it should be, that climate change has done and will do more damage to our planet.
Among the ecosystems most affected, we find that of the great coral reefs.
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Marine biofilms: a secondary skin for marine organisms
The formation of marine biofilms of microbial origin could bring advantages or disadvantages to marine ecology and organisms.
Domoic acid and amnesic shellfish poisoning
Canada, 1987. A mysterious disease affects more than 143 people, 4 of whom die. But what do all these people have in common?
The world of GMOs: from discovery to analysis (part 2)
GMOs are plants, micro-organisms or animals in which part of the genetic heritage has been modified with genetic engineering techniques.
Ribosomes
Ribosomes are the macromolecular complexes in which occur the biological process of translation, in eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts are characteristic organelles of eukaryotic plants and algae, in which chlorophyll photosynthesis takes place.
The world of GMO: from discovery to analysis (part 1)
GMOs are by definition organisms in which the DNA has been modified in a different way from what occurs in nature.
Microbial loop
The microbial loop is a set of links that connect the pool of dissolved organic substance (DOM) to higher trophic levels through bacterial activity, parallel to the “classic” marine trophic network.
Fiber consumption and depression
We often tend to associate some eating behavior with a state of mind. Are we sad? We tend not to …
Cytoplasm
The cytoplasm is a dense semitransparent fluid that fills the cell; it is composed of 80% of water. There are some differences between the prokaryotic one and the eukaryotic one. Moreover, it has a lot of functions, one of these is the motion of the cell.