Ecology

sintesi proteica

What is protein synthesis, how it works and what it consists of: from DNA to proteins

Each eukaryotic cell, in the DNA in the nucleus, houses the instructions necessary to summarize the proteinthe “handyman” of our body. These extraordinarily versatile molecules are assembled thanks to the protein synthesisthe biochemical process through which the genetic information contained in mRNA It is converted into proteins. The sequence of nucleotids (ATCG) of DNA contains genetic information that is temporarily ...

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That time when a train broke out the wall of a station in Paris: the Montparnasse accident

A unusual rail accident at the station Montparnasse Of Paris the October 22, 1895to 15:55: a train, trying to recover the delay accumulated during the journey, did not stop at the end of the track, breaking the wall of the station and derailing in the middle of the road. Unfortunately in the accident there was 1 victim and 5 injuredincluding ...

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The history of feminism, from suffrages to the movement for contemporary women’s rights

The feminismthe movement that claims i Civil, economic and political rights of womenhas crossed more than a century of history, radically transforming itself into its forms, claims and languages. From the struggles of the suffragette of the 19th century to obtain equality of civil rights in society, to the multiplicity of the items of contemporary feminismthis movement has contributed decisively ...

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The absurd history of the man who lived for 18 years within an Airport in Paris

Mehran Karimi Nasseri (nicknamed “Sir Alfred Mehran“) lived for 18 yearsfrom August 1988 to July 2006, inside the airport Charles de Gaulle of Paris. His story is still uncertain, given that his statements have changed over and over again, but the only safe thing is that he has found himself in airport without documents: Without passport, in fact, he could ...

dazi usa crisi 1929

Dice yesterday and today: what happened with the 1930 Smoot-Hawley case

There Smoot-Hawley customs tariffwhich provided for the imposition of duties on many goods, it was introduced in the United States in 1930immediately after the crisis of 1929. The measure, which is known as “Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act“From the name of the two promoters, it was promulgated by the President Herbert Hooverwith the aim of protecting the American industry from foreign competition. ...

Aenocyon_dirus

What was enoconal, the alleged “direct” or “terrible wolf”: where he lived and why he got extinct

Credit: Jonathan Chen, via Wikimedia Commons There Colossal Biosciencesa US biotechnological company based in Dallas in Texas, said she “brought back to life” through the de-estination theenoconal. But what exactly is this creature? Scientifically classified as Aenocyon Diruswas a great canide lived during the Pleistocenean era between 2.6 million and 10 000 years ago. Also known as “terrible wolf“(From English ...