Leaf senescence is a developmental program in which nutrients are recycled from leaves at the end of their lifespan. In annual plants, these recycled nutrients often support seed development. In deciduous trees, the nutrients can …
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Predicting adult-onset diabetes
Fat cells may hold the key to predicting type 2 diabetes, a major cause of kidney failure, limb amputations, blindness, heart disease and stroke. The disease, also called adult-onset diabetes, affects 8 percent of the …
Paul Boyer Award for Outstanding PostDoctoral Studies in Biochemistry
The 2003 Recipients will present their talks at 3:30 pm in B1118 Biochemistry. Scott Michaels Memories of winter: the central role of FLOWERING LOCUS C in the regulation of flowering time in Arabidopsis Christian Eckmann …
Michelle Soltero has been chosen to receive this year’s Sigrid Leirmo Memorial Award in Biochemistry
The award, provided by funds given in memory of Dr. Leirmo by her husband, consists of $250, and will be awarded at the departmental poster session on February 7. The award is designated for a …
Suttie Receives Distinguished Achievement Award
John Suttie, emeritus professor of biochemistry at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, has received the 22nd annual Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research. He was honored for outstanding experimental …
Novel Form of Vitamin D Shown to Grow Bone
A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly post-menopausal women, who suffer …
Subtract a Gene and Feasting Mice Add No Fat
By subtracting a single gene from the genome of a mouse, scientists have created an animal that can eat a rich, high-fat diet without adding weight or risking the complications of diabetes, according to a …