The establishment of the photosynthetic organelle (plastid) in eukaryotes and the
diversification of algae and plants were landmark evolutionary events because these taxa …

The most prominent role of peroxisomes in photosynthetic plant tissues is their participation
in photorespiration, a process also known as the oxidative C2 cycle or the oxidative …

Rapidly changing light conditions can reduce carbon gain and productivity in field crops
because photosynthetic responses to light fluctuations are not instantaneous. Plant …

The world's crop productivity is stagnating whereas population growth, rising affluence, and
mandates for biofuels put increasing demands on agriculture. Meanwhile, demand for …

This paper proposes a basic revision of the understanding of teleology in biological
sciences. Since Kant, it has become customary to view purposiveness in organisms as a …

Background The heat shock response of Arabidopsis thaliana is dependent upon a complex
regulatory network involving twenty-one known transcription factors and four heat shock …

In the light of social change and a transformation in the work situation, interest in the
problem of burnout has grown over the past decade. There is a conspicuous discrepancy …

Some microbial eukaryotes, such as the extremophilic red alga Galdieria sulphuraria, live in
hot, toxic metal-rich, acidic environments. To elucidate the underlying molecular …

Massively parallel sequencing of DNA by pyrosequencing technology offers much higher
throughput and lower cost than conventional Sanger sequencing. Although extensively used …

Abstract Knowledge on short‐term and long‐term availability of nitrogen (N) after application
of organic fertilizers (eg, farmyard manure, slurry, sewage sludge, composts) provides an …