Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that change morphology by controlled fission and fusion events. Mitochondrial fission is regulated by a conserved protein complex assembled at the outer membrane. Human MTP18 is a novel nuclear-encoded mitochondrial membrane protein, implicated in controlling mitochondrial fission. Upon overexpression of MTP18, mitochondrial morphology was altered from filame...

Complex structural effects in the nuclide production from the projectile fragmentation of 1 A GeV U nuclei in a titanium target, manifested as an even-odd effect, are reported. The structure seems to be insensitive to the excitation energy induced in the reaction. This is in contrast to the prominent structural features found in nuclear fission and in transfer reactions, which gradually disappe...

The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe undergoes closed mitosis but 'virtual nuclear envelope breakdown' at anaphase of meiosis II, in which the nuclear envelope is structurally closed but functionally open.

Abstract Fission properties of the actinide nuclei are deduced from theoretical analysis. We investigate potential energy surfaces and fission barriers predict fragment mass yields isotopes. The results compared with experimental data where available. calculations were performed in macroscopic-microscopic approximation Lublin-Strasbourg Drop (LSD) for macroscopic part, microscopic corrections e...

One of the issues facing the nuclear power industry is how to store spent nuclear fuel which is contaminated with radionuclides produced during nuclear fission, including caesium ((134)Cs(+), (135)Cs(+) and (137)Cs(+)) and cobalt ((60)Co(2+)). In this study, we have isolated Co(2+)- and Cs(+)-resistant bacteria from water collected from a nuclear fuel storage pond. The most resistant Cs(+) and ...

The explanation of the asymmetry in the fragment mass distributions of many actinide nuclei has long been a stumblestone in fission theory. Shortly after the advent of the shell model, Lise Meitner related the mass asymmetry to shell structure, in particular to magic nucleon numbers in one of the fragments. Indeed, since the classical liquid drop model (LDM) prefers symmetric shapes, the mass a...

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Chloroplasts contain three membrane systems that constrict together during division of the organelle. A newly identified protein, ARTEMIS, may shed light on the nuclear control of chloroplast division, and also on the mechanism of thylakoid membrane fission and how this is coordinated with fission of the two envelope membranes.

A research and development (R&D) project on a nuclear data processing and utilization system was started in 2002 for a five-year plan for innovative nuclear energy systems such as innovative reactors and accelerator-driven systems. The nuclear data processing and utilization system is being developed to use on a PC-Linux server through the Internet, so that it has a graphic user interface (GUI)...