Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
From liking watermelon to liking a watermelon pathogen
This story is about how we diverted research from working on human pathogens to a plant pathogen and discovered a very cool and powerful T6SS that can penetrate into gram-positive cells.
Wildfires enhance phytoplankton production in tropical oceans
Products of wildfires are rich in biogenic elements and can enter the ocean through the atmosphere and rivers; however, little is known about their contribution to marine phytoplankton production. Here, Paleo-reconstruction revealed the relationship between wildfire and phytoplankton.
PUMILIO Proteins in Colorectal Cancer: Important Function in Tumor Growth and Potential as Therapeutic Targets
A novel cancer-growth promoting function of PUMILIO proteins in colorectal cancer
Cobalt(III) N-enolate carbene radicals with a protective function
Porphyrin ligand modification by acceptor-acceptor iodonium ylides is not necessarily a dead-end catalyst deactivation pathway, but can actually have a useful protective function by slowing-down deactivation pathways of the metalloradical cobalt(II)-tetraphenylporphyrin catalyst.
