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Jan 20, 2025 | genomebiology.biomedcentral.com | Austrian Academy |Vienna Biocenter

TE sequences were synthesized and cloned in pUC57 by Genescript. TEs were subsequently cloned in pCAMBIA3300 using restriction enzymes and a T4 DNA ligase-based cloning strategy. Plants were transformed via Agrobacterium tumefaciens floral dip [72] and T1 plants selected on appropriate herbicide for selection. All experiments were conducted on A. thaliana grown in vitro for two weeks on ½ MS plates under short light-day conditions (8-h light/16-h dark photoperiod and 22 °C).

Jun 21, 2024 | scienceblog.com | Austrian Academy

Scientists have identified a synthetic compound that effectively targets leukemia cells while sparing healthy blood cells. The molecule, named Orpinolide, was inspired by natural compounds found in nightshade plants and works by disrupting cholesterol transport in cancer cells. From Toxic Plants to Cancer TreatmentNightshade plants are known for their diverse array of compounds, some toxic and others with potential medical applications.

Feb 15, 2024 | sciencetechnologystudies.journal.fi | Karen Kastenhofer |Niki Vermeulen |Austrian Academy

In this paper we focus on a special feature of science and technology studies: the trajectories of our engagement with ‘emerging technosciences’. Many of us entertain close links to a particular group of scientists; our scholarly careers and identities build around thematic specialisations, trans-field collaborations and convivialities. But more often than not, such engagement does not last a whole career.

Jan 10, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Brian Norton |Technological Dublin |Austrian Academy

Citation: Norton B (2024) Research priorities in the decarbonisation of buildings. PLOS Clim 3(1): e0000334. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000334Editor: Jamie Males, PLOS Climate, UNITED KINGDOMPublished: January 10, 2024Copyright: © 2024 Brian Norton. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Jan 8, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung |Technische Universität Braunschweig |Austrian Academy |Physikalisches Institut

Estimation of the properties of the sublimation products leaving the cometary nucleus is one of the significant questions in the study of the dusty-gas flow following the Rosetta mission. It is widely assumed that the temperature of the water molecules emitted is the temperature of ice directly exposed to the surface. However, it is the simplest non-verified idealisation if the refractory porous material lays on the surface and controls the energy driving the ice sublimation.