HONG KONG, Feb. 8 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU scientists uncover force-induced inter-protofilament gaps can pave the way for life in microtubule research * Constructed with tubulin heterodimers connected into a hollow cylinder, the microtubule, an essential component of the cytoskeleton, plays a vital role in various intracellular processes. In a groundbreaking study, a cross-disciplinary research team led by Professor Yuan Lin from the Departm  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Compound in 500-million-year-old fossils sheds new light on Earth's carbon cycle Ryan Schoensee A UT San Antonio-led international research team has identified chitin, the primary organic component of modern crab shells and insect exoskeletons, in trilobite fossils more than 500 million years old, marking the first confirmed detection of the molecule in this extinct group. The finding  more