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Fragile Symbiosis Between Fungus and Bacteria Revealed

A new study on the coexistence of bacteria and fungi shows that a mutually beneficial, functioning symbiosis can be very fragile.

7 Jul 2023

Study Reveals Key Insights Into the Evolution of Tumor Microenvironment in Gastric Cancer

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a deeper understanding of the evolution of the tumor microenvironment during gastric cancer progression.

7 Jul 2023

Scientists Develop Method to Create Artificial Allosteric Sites in Protein Complexes

According to a recently published research paper by a team of scientists, a groundbreaking approach has been developed to create artificial allosteric sites (where by binding an effector molecule, activity at the distal active site is regulated) in protein complexes.

7 Jul 2023

Synthetically Constructed Minimal Cell Shows That Life Finds a Way

"Listen, if there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us is that life will not be contained. Life breaks free.

6 Jul 2023

6mA Modification Genomic Distribution and Evolutionary Patterns in Plants

One of the epigenetic alterations is the amino acid N6-methyladenine (6mA). Although 6mA and 5-methylcytosine (5mC) were both found at the same time, eukaryotes have only lately begun to pay attention to it, primarily because of the limits of detection technologies.

5 Jul 2023

Plastic Pollution Threatens Endangered Seabirds in Portuguese Seas

New study reveals the areas most at risk of plastic exposure by the already endangered seabirds.

5 Jul 2023

New Insight Into the Evolutionary Origins of Phylogenetic Interplay Between Sponges and Microbiome

Over the years, substantial evidence has consistently demonstrated the profound influence of the microbiome, encompassing all microorganisms residing within a living organism, on various vital processes and interactions with their hosts.

5 Jul 2023

Extraoral Bitter Taste Receptors Serve as Endogenous Sensors for Bile Acids

Taste receptors for bitter substances are not only observed on the tongue but also on cells outside of the oral cavity.

5 Jul 2023

New AI Tool Tracks Complex Fruit Fly Behavior

What is the easiest way to know if a fruit fly is hungry? Ask a computer.

3 Jul 2023

Tiny Sea Creature Offers Insights into Healing and Aging

National Institutes of Health researchers and their collaborators revealed fresh insights into healing and aging by studying how a small marine creature regenerates a completely new body from only its mouth.

3 Jul 2023

Ancient Virus-Like Transposons Found to Mediate Horizontal Gene Transfer in Worms

Scientists have known for decades that genes can be transferred from one species to another, both in animals and plants.

30 Jun 2023

New AI-Assisted Methods to Discover Novel Deaminase Proteins with Unique Functions

At the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, GAO Caixia’s group has introduced the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted techniques to find out novel deaminase proteins with special functions via structural prediction and classification.

28 Jun 2023

Analyzing the Cis-Regulatory Elements and Transcription Factors Related to Auxin Signaling

Phytohormones are chemical messengers that control the growth of plants and also their response to the environment.

27 Jun 2023

Novel Drug Slows Development of Antibiotic Resistance

At the Baylor College of Medicine, a research group is gaining ground in its quest for solutions to the global concern of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which was accountable for almost 1.3 million deaths in 2019.

26 Jun 2023

The Asgard Connection: New Research Uncovers the Origins of Complex Life

Thor, the legendary Norse god from the mythological city of Asgard, is not alone. According to groundbreaking research published in the journal Nature, we humans -; along with eagles, starfish, daisies and every complex organism on Earth -; are, in a sense, Asgardians.

23 Jun 2023

Cells with “Jumping Genes” Self-Destruct in the Early Stages of Development

A previously unknown type of cell that self-destructs within days of forming as part of a quality control procedure to protect the growing fetus has been found by researchers studying gene activity data of the early human embryo.

21 Jun 2023

Albino Squid Illuminates Cephalopod Brain Activity

A team of researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has successfully engineered an albino strain of Euprymna berryi, the hummingbird bobtail squid.

21 Jun 2023

Scientists Discover New Embryonic Cell Type that Self-Destructs to Protect the Developing Embryo

Scientists studying gene activity data of the early human embryo have discovered an overlooked type of cell which self-destructs within days of forming, as part of a quality control process to protect the developing foetus.

21 Jun 2023

New Evidence of Evolutionary Trait That Enabled Dinosaurs to Become Giants

The missing link has just been found between the earliest dinosaurs, whose size ranged from a few centimeters to at most 3 meters in length, and more recent giants that could be more than twice the length of a bus and have so much appeal to the popular imagination.

21 Jun 2023

Review: Role of Alternative Splicing Defects in Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

Alternative splicing, a clever way a cell generates many different variations of messenger RNAs -; single-stranded RNAs involved in protein synthesis -; and proteins from the same stretch of DNA, plays an important role in molecular biology.

21 Jun 2023

Evolution News and Research

Fragile Symbiosis Between Fungus and Bacteria Revealed

Study Reveals Key Insights Into the Evolution of Tumor Microenvironment in Gastric Cancer

Scientists Develop Method to Create Artificial Allosteric Sites in Protein Complexes

Synthetically Constructed Minimal Cell Shows That Life Finds a Way

6mA Modification Genomic Distribution and Evolutionary Patterns in Plants

Plastic Pollution Threatens Endangered Seabirds in Portuguese Seas

New Insight Into the Evolutionary Origins of Phylogenetic Interplay Between Sponges and Microbiome

Extraoral Bitter Taste Receptors Serve as Endogenous Sensors for Bile Acids

New AI Tool Tracks Complex Fruit Fly Behavior

Tiny Sea Creature Offers Insights into Healing and Aging

Ancient Virus-Like Transposons Found to Mediate Horizontal Gene Transfer in Worms

New AI-Assisted Methods to Discover Novel Deaminase Proteins with Unique Functions

Analyzing the Cis-Regulatory Elements and Transcription Factors Related to Auxin Signaling

Novel Drug Slows Development of Antibiotic Resistance

The Asgard Connection: New Research Uncovers the Origins of Complex Life

Cells with “Jumping Genes” Self-Destruct in the Early Stages of Development

Albino Squid Illuminates Cephalopod Brain Activity

Scientists Discover New Embryonic Cell Type that Self-Destructs to Protect the Developing Embryo

New Evidence of Evolutionary Trait That Enabled Dinosaurs to Become Giants

Review: Role of Alternative Splicing Defects in Major Neurodegenerative Diseases

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