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| Big pest, small genome: Two-spotted spider mite genome decoded Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:31 AM PST Biologists have decoded the genetic blueprint of the two-spotted spider mite, raising hope for new ways to attack the major pest, which resists pesticides and destroys crops and ornamental plants worldwide.  |
| How old yeast cells send off their daughter cells without the baggage of old age Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:31 AM PST The accumulation of damaged protein is a hallmark of aging that not even the humble baker's yeast can escape. Yet, aged yeast cells spawn off youthful daughter cells without any of the telltale protein clumps. Now, researchers may have found an explanation for the observed asymmetrical distribution of damaged proteins between mothers and their youthful daughters.  |
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