The University of Sevilla has patented a method for culturing the bacteria Vibrio fischeri and the algae Pyrocystus fusiformis in order to configure bioluminescent devices that emit light without electricity consumption, with applications in environmental lighting and signaling. Bioluminescence is a widespread phenomenon at all biological levels (bacteria, fungi, worms, insects, etc.). It consists of […]

Spanish researchers found a new family of proteins that controls plant resistance to drought. The work will allow the design of crop plants with improved properties over this type of stress. Two teams of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC in Spanish) have identified and characterized a new protein family that directly controls the drought […]