2 new research projects funded by IdEx 2017 of University of Strasbourg
Two IBMP women scientists have been selected as fellows of IdEx 2017 of University of Strasbourg – “PhD contracts – PhD international…
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Reproductive isolation : epigenetics enters the mix
Genetic variation produces population diversity on which natural selection can act, but for biological species to form, barriers…
Moss cuticle : an ancestor of lignin of vascular plant ?
Evolution of two essential biopolymers, lignin and cutin, has been required for successful plant transition from water to…
ROP2 and TOR at the heart of the translational regulation by auxin in plants
Auxins is an essential phytohormone that regulates multiple aspects of plant growth and development. If it exerts a…
SolariX is dressed in a new coat !
The graphic universe of Paule Brun inspired by a rich and alive nature comes to dress the SolariX…
How does plant metabolism evolve ?
The team of Daniele Werck found, through a combined approach of phylogenomics biochemistry of cytochrome P450 and analytical…
Jacques-Henry Weil (1934-2016)
Director of the IBMP from 1987 to 1999, Jacques-Henry Weil passed away on 6 October 2016. Honorary Professor…
The unveiled origin of wine lactone, a typical aroma of Gewurztraminer wine
The lactone of wine significantly contributes to the bouquet of aromatic white wines such as Gewurztraminer. This molecule…
Guided tour of the IBMP
One hour exploration of IBMP: Discover where grows the small but famous Arabidopsis plants, what looks like a…
Arrival of the mass spectrometer SOLARIX
It is through the roof using a crane that SOLARIX-FTMS has been installed on the top floor of…
Researchers make the children dream
In this fifteenth edition, twenty young patients of the Robert Debré Hospital in Paris have discovered Strasbourg and…
Unexpected role of uridylation in repairing the ends of messenger RNA
The eukaryotic messenger RNAs end with a succession of dozens of adenosine, commonly called poly (A) tail. A…
Gibberellins put the iron in spinach!
Patrick Achard team reveals that tissue-specific distribution of signaling by phytohormones gibberellins (GAs) in the roots, allows plants…
The helicase RECG1 controls the dynamics of plant mitochondrial DNA
The team of José Gualberto and André Dietrich showed that the Arabidopsis DNA helicase RECG1 is involved not…
Inauguration of the extension and new equipments at IBMP
Inaugurated September 28, 2015, the new extension and scientific equipment associated with the main building, endow the institute…
How proteins replace RNA enzymes during evolution
Since the prebiotic RNA world, protein gradually replaced RNA to perform the catalytic activities. The team of Philippe…
Small multifunctional proteins at the heart of cell division
In collaboration with researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the Institute for Pflanzengenetik in Gatersleben (Germany) Marie-Edith…
the IBMP and the company Jeulin collaborate on educational tools
Molecular biology is integrated more and more in the heart of high school programs. It is in this…
GA12, a new long-distance communication officer in plants
The team of Patrick Achard, working with an English team and a Spanish team, has highlighted that a…
Encoded by a cryptic gene, a new viral protein out of the shadows
Due to the small size of their genome, plant viruses multiply expression strategies to produce the proteins required…
Plant growth, a story of protein selective degradation
Plant cell cycle control presents significant similarities with that of the animals, but also fundamental differences, particularly in…
TerpFactory : a new public-private partnership
Identify and produce vegetable molecules of interest is the objective of TerpFactory. Launched January 20, 2015, the partnership…
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