Researchers develop Artificial Cells that Function like Biological Cells
In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Ronit Freeman and her colleagues reveal the methods they took to modify DNA and…
Biology
Scientists uncover Genetics behind the Genesis of Gliding
Researchers explain the genomic and developmental origins of the patagium, a thin skin membrane that permits some mammalian species to fly through the air. People…
Discovering New Species of Australia and New Guinea’s Massive Fossil Kangaroos
Palaeontologists at Flinders University have described three strange new species of huge fossil kangaroos from Australia and New Guinea, revealing that they are more diversified…
Paleontologists discovered what could be the Largest known Marine Reptile
The fossilized remnants of a second massive jawbone measuring more than two meters long were discovered on a beach in Somerset, UK. Experts have recognized…
Vitamin D modifies Mouse Gut Flora to enhance Cancer Immunity
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Aalborg University in Denmark discovered that…
Fossil Frogs’ Skincare Secrets
Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland have answered a century-old riddle about how some fossil frogs keep their fleshy parts: it’s all down…
Toothed Whales’ Echolocation Organs originated from Jaw Muscles
Genetic data suggests that the acoustic fat masses in toothed whales’ heads were formerly jaw muscles and bone marrow. Dolphins and whales utilize sounds to…
Timelapse Photography reveals the Intricacies of Embryonic Cell Division
The origins of life are shrouded in mystery. While the complicated dynamics of mitosis are well understood in somatic cells (specialized cells such as skin…
How did Seaweed become Multicellular?
A thorough investigation of macroalgae genetics has shown the genetic foundations that allowed macroalgae, or “seaweed,” to evolve multicellularity. Researchers in the journal Molecular Plant…
Bioluminescence First Evolved in Animals at least 540 Million Years Ago
Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a…
Scientists Pinpoint Cerebellar Expansion as Vital to the Evolution of Bird Flight
Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine announce that they have coupled PET scans of modern pigeons with dinosaur fossil studies to help answer an ongoing…
Alaska Dinosaur Tracks Depict a Lush and Moist Environment
A vast discovery of dinosaur tracks, fossilized plants, and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska reveals fresh information on the temperature and mobility of animals…
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