New Evidence Sheds Light on the Evolutionary Mystery of North American Wolves
A new study, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, sheds light on the evolution of North American wolves, a…
A new study, published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, sheds light on the evolution of North American wolves, a…
Overconsumption of alcohol can result in severe hangovers, characterized by headaches, fatigue, and nausea. Additionally, it is associated with numerous health issues such as heart…
Researchers Jack Griffith and Taghreed Al-Turki from the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that telomeres, located at the ends of chromosomes, possess enough genetic…
A recent study has uncovered the secret to the success of one of the most prosperous animal lineages — modern mammals. The key, according to…
Researchers have created the first-ever connectome, or synaptic wiring diagram, of an entire Drosophila larva brain. This insect whole-brain connectome is more complex and larger…
In August 2019, Hawaii’s Molokini island attracted over 40,000 tourists for snorkeling and diving. However, in March 2020, the global COVID lockdown brought that number…
CRISPR-Cas9 is a prevalent genome-editing technique utilized for investigating specific genes and modifying genes related to diseases. However, it comes with drawbacks such as unintended…
The most widespread reason for frailty in hereditary diseases and aging is muscle degeneration, which could stem from a lack of a crucial enzyme in…
A recent study in mice has found that a history of obesity resulting from a high-fat diet can induce lasting changes in innate immunity that…
A high-throughput single-cell single-mitochondrial genome sequencing technology known as iMiGseq has provided new insights into mutations of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and offers a platform for…
52-million-year-old fossils support idea that bats diversified rapidly on multiple continents during the Eocene. Scientists have discovered a new bat species, Icaronycteris gunnelli, based on…
UC Riverside and Yale University team sequences and mines genome of the pathogen Babesia duncani. Scientists have sequenced the genome of Babesia duncani, a pathogen…
A new analysis reveals how Staphylococcus aureus gains mutations that allow it to colonize eczema patches. Human skin is home to millions of microbes. One…
Researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have utilized precision gene engineering methods to transform tobacco plants into solar-powered factories that produce moth sex pheromones….
Researchers have discovered that little skate’s unique cape-like fins evolved through changes in the non-coding regions of its genome and the three-dimensional structures called “topologically…
Neurons’ signaling can be altered by mirror-image molecules. With the help of some sea slugs, chemists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have found that one…
Researchers seeking to gain deeper insights into the relationship between DNA mutations and cancer through genomics sequencing utilized a long-read approach to obtain a more…
Researchers found a connection between neuropeptides regulating food intake in jellyfish and fruit flies, despite 600 million years of divergence. The GLWamide/MIP system controlling feeding…