Constitutive heterochromatin, the densely staining fraction of the eukaryotic genome, has been historically regarded as an unimportant component of the genome. Compared with euchromatin, the fraction ...

X-radiation produced variants in Neurospora which genetic analysis showed to be mutants. The increase in mutation rate with increase in energy followed a straight-line relationship at low dosages and ...

The molecular pathways involved in antiviral defenses and counter-defenses in host-pathogen systems remain unclear. Researchers have used Neurospora crassa as a model organism to explore how RNA ...

A summary report is given of the results obtained from a very brief study of chromosome and nuclear behavior in Neurospora crassa. The investigations are admittedly incomplete and possibly some errors ...

An ordinary mold has extraordinary properties when it comes to powering batteries, Scottish researchers have discovered. The mold, Neurospora crassa, also known as red bread mold, can change manganese ...

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Whilst most organisms try to stop their DNA from mutating, scientists from the UK and China have discovered that a common fungus found on bread actively mutates its own DNA as a way of fighting ...