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Janneke Balk

joined in Dec 21, 2018

Project Leader at Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK.

Balk has 1 break published.

The mystery of mistletoe mitochondria

Mistletoe is an evergreen parasitic plant that lives on trees and steals water and nutrients from them. It features in European folklore as a symbol for fertility and vitality, is a well-known addition to Christmas and is also known to comic fans as the main... click to read more

Andrew Maclean | Postdoctoral Research Assistant at Wellcome Centre For Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection & Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

Janneke Balk | Project Leader at Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

Etienne Meyer | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany

mitochondria

parasites

respiration

mistletoe

parasitism

Reading time 4 min

published on Dec 21, 2018