Understanding the Structure of the Influenza Virus
A team of scientists at University of Oxford have worked with multiple techniques at Diamond Light Source, to solve the structure of the influenza replication…
Biology
Nanosensors Monitor and Study Cancer by Targeting Enzymes
Novel diagnostic tools that capture molecular activity at a disease site in vivo are required with the advent of personalized medicine to better understand an…
How Mitochondrial DNA Enters our Genomes
Scientists discovered that in one out of every 4,000 births, some of the genetic code from our mitochondria – the “batteries” that power our cells…
Disclosing the Genome of all Mammals’ Common Ancestor
An ancestral species is a common ancestor if it is shared as an ancestor by two or more descendant species. When we say a trait…
Mammal-lice Coevolution
Louse, any of two groups of small wingless parasitic insects: the Amblycera and Ischnocera, or chewing or biting lice, which are parasites of both birds…
The Origins of Lizards are shown by a New Scottish Fossil
The most complete Jurassic fossil lizard ever discovered was discovered in Scotland. The new Bellairsia gracilis specimen is helping to reveal what lizard and snake…
Understanding the Extraordinary Role of Nanopores
A nanopore is a pore with a diameter of one nanometer. It could be formed by a pore-forming protein or as a hole in synthetic…
Identifying the Evolutionary Flaws in the Human Genome
Mutations can be both beneficial and detrimental. They can sometimes aid an organism’s adaptation and survival. Sometimes they are so toxic that an organism is…
A Key Regulator of Cell Growth has been Identified
The cell cycle, also known as the cell-division cycle, is the sequence of events that occurs in a cell that causes it to divide into…
For Pore Cleaning, Sea Sponges Fire Snot Rockets in Slow Motion
When first harvested, all sponges are a dark brown color. Only after processing do sponges acquire the brown or light tan color that most consumers…
Research Highlights Need for a More Accurate Substitute for “Ancestry” in Forensics
According to a recent study, forensics experts utilize words connected to race and ancestry inconsistently, and the field should adopt a new strategy to better…
Biological Immortality
Immortality is the idea of living forever. Some modern species might be biologically immortal. Biological immortality is a state in which the rate of senescence-related…
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