Scientists have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza viruses and other serious pathogens, steal genetic signals from their hosts to expand…
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By mapping molecular changes in the genome over time, UC San Diego researchers developed a formula to more accurately compare dog age to human age…
Jules-Élie Delaunay, Peste à Rome (1869). Between 165 and 180 AD, the Antonine Plague caused the death of millions of people in the Roman Empire and far…
In the future, taking your blood pressure medication could be as simple as eating a spoonful of rice. This “treatment” could also have fewer side…
When cells don’t divide into proper copies of themselves, living things fail to grow as they should. For the first time, scientists now understand how…
These microscopic critters are hard to avoid, which means nearly everyone has been exposed. Study opens up new path to research to fighting allergic diseases.…
The pistils in mutant strains contain a higher number of stigmas — the part of the pistil that collects pollen — than in wildtype strains.…
This is a Siamese fighting fish. Betta fish opponents undergo similar brain changes that become more synchronized after longer fights. When two betta fish are…
After centuries of breeding, tomatoes now take all sorts of shapes and sizes, from cherry-like to hefty heirloom fruit. Scientists are teasing out at the…
Gene editing Cas9 protein. Applied computational biology discoveries vastly expand the range of CRISPR’s access to DNA sequences. In nature, bacteria use CRISPR as an…
A switch in cancer fat metabolism from production to import could be exploited for therapy, researchers say. Credit: National Institutes of Healthy Public LIbrary Cancer…
An international team of scientists have identified candidate resistance genes that could protect ash trees from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a deadly pest that…
The man in grave 54 from the Ajvide Pitted Ware burial ground on Gotland is buried flat on his back, which is typical of Pitted…
Scientists have long debated which genetic information carrier — DNA or RNA — started life on Earth, but a new study suggests life could have…
Lipitoids, which self-assemble with DNA and RNA, can serve as cellular delivery systems for antiviral therapies that could prevent COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections. Credit:…
The virus’s ability to change makes it likely that new human coronaviruses will arise. A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
The clinical presentation of Covid-19 varies from patient to patient and understanding individual genetic susceptibility to the disease is therefore vital to prognosis, prevention, and…
A global campaign to help find a mate for a left-coiling snail called ‘Jeremy’ has enabled scientists to understand how mirror-image garden snails are formed.…
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) through recombination and strong purifying selection. A combination of genetic shuffling and evolutionary selection of near-identical genetic…
An olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) foraging in Western Australia. Credit: Bruno Simoes, University of Plymouth Sea snakes first entered the marine environment 15 million…