2021-2022

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The Lung of the World Posidonia Ocenia

Flowering plants separated from algae by root, stem, leaf differentiation, and developed reproductive organs are included in the phanerogame branch1. They cover the floor in a carpet-like manner, that’s why they are called seagrass meadows and sea forests. Posidonia Oceanica is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, and it is also known as Neptune grass or […]

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Gene Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Every year, the second day of April is celebrated as Autism Day in worldwide. The day makes some consciousness about autism spectrum disorder. Unfortunately, the generality of people knows nothing about this disorder. On the other side, researchers and doctors try to find new pathways for the diagnosis and treatment of autism. Gene therapies which

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Autophagy

Autophagy is a term of Greek origin meaning ‘eating yourself’, the highly conserved cellular mechanism in the recycling of long-lived proteins and damaged organelles. Autophagy is a degradation pathway that functions in all nucleated cells from yeast to humans and has critical importance in maintaining intracellular balance1. It was first discovered in rat liver epithelial

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Karotenoidlerin İnsan Sağlığına Faydaları

Karotenoidlerin insanlardaki fizyolojik, biyokimyasal ve farmakolojik işlevi bitki ve mikroorganizmalardakinden farklıdır. Özellikle geçen yirmi yılda karotenoidlerce zengin beslenmenin prostat büyümesi, katarakt oluşumunun engellenmesi, kalp-damar hastalıklarının önlenmesi ve/veya sağaltımı ile Alzheimer ve Parkinson gibi nörolojik bozukluklardaki önemi giderek artmaktadır2. Karotenoidler, bitkiler ve bazı fotosentetik canlı olan mikroorganizmalarda (algler, mantarlar ve bazı bakteriler) bulunan bir pigmenttir1. 600

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Hibernation

Living beings, especially animals like mammals, have (plural) a state named ‘hibernation’. It can be described as a state or natural tolerance with minimal action and metabolic activity1. Commonly; it has several symptoms like low heart rate and temperature, slow metabolism, and minimum activity.1 We commonly see this state in wintertime, continuing for several months and

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