news archive genetic news - June 16, 2007

June 16, 2007

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-	Banding Together: RAS signaling of circadian output The band mutation in Neurospora, which allowed researchers to study circadian rhythms in this fungus, has finally been cloned and has been found to be an allele of Ras-1.
-	On the Defense: Conserved Features of Plant Innate Immunity Researchers report that three proteins work together in the MOS4-associated complex (MAC) to execute innate immunity in the mustard weed, Arabidopsis.