Intriguing Genetics That Flipped the Food Chain to Allow Carnivorous Plants to Hunt Animals
Plants can produce energy-rich biomass with the help of light, water and carbon dioxide. This is why they are at the beginning of the food…
Genetics
Innovative Virus Research May Save Wheat and Other Crops
University of California Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in ways to protect wheat, barley, and other crops from a…
Earliest Modern Artifacts in Europe – Blade-Like Tools and Teeth Pendants – Were Created by Homo Sapiens
Innovative tools and pendants previously thought to be possibly the work of Neanderthals. Blade-like tools and animal tooth pendants previously discovered in Europe, and once…
How to Boost Plant Biomass: Genetic Biologists Uncover Molecular Link to Growth
Findings have implications for increasing plant nitrogen use efficiency, reducing reliance on fertilizers. Plant scientists have long known that crop yield is proportional to the…
Neuroscientists May Have Just Discovered Why Some People Are More Prone to Anxiety
Increased levels of serotonin transporters in the amygdala may be to blame. Anxiety-prone people can blame serotonin cleanup proteins gone awry in their amygdala, according…
DNA of Bones Found in Cave Reveals Major Cultural Transition in Europe Took Place Earlier Than Thought
The Oldest Upper Paleolithic Homo Sapiens in Europe Two studies report new Homo sapiens fossils from the site of Bacho Kiro Cave in Bulgaria. “The Bacho Kiro…
Whether the Coronavirus Puts You in the Hospital Could Depend on Your Genes – And We’re Unraveling Which Ones Matter
The big idea When some people become infected with the coronavirus, they only develop mild or undetectable cases of COVID-19. Others suffer severe symptoms, fighting…
Revealed: Plants Molecular ‘Alarm’ System That Protects Them From Predators
Scientists uncover how oral secretions of the cotton leaf worm trigger defense responses in a plant. In nature, every species must be equipped with a…
Genetic Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Provide Insights Into Virus Evolution
By analyzing virus genomes from over 7,500 people infected with Covid-19, a UCL-led research team has characterized patterns of diversity of SARS-CoV-2 virus genome, offering…
Scientists Buzzing Over Virgin Birth and Genetic Mystery That’s Been Solved
Researchers discover a gene in honey bees that causes virgin birth. In a study published on May 7, 2020, in Current Biology, researchers from University…
COVID-19 Treatment May Lie in Pangolin Genetics – May Possess Evolutionary Advantage Against Coronavirus
The exotic animal’s genome could point to possible treatment options for COVID-19 in humans. Similar to how a smoke detector sounds off an alarm, certain…
First Large-Scale Genetic Analysis of Ancient Andean Civilizations
International team sketches first large-scale genomic portrait of pre-Columbian Andean civilizations. At a glance: Analysis yields first comprehensive genomic profile of ancient populations in central…
Hidden Symmetry Discovered in Chemical Kinetic Equations – Significant for Drug Design, Genetics & More
Rice University researchers have discovered a hidden symmetry in the chemical kinetic equations scientists have long used to model and study many of the chemical…
Progress on AAVCOVID, A Gene-Based Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine
AAVCOVID technology is unique in the vaccine field in its ability to scale and adapt rapidly. Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH),…
Bones & DNA Tell the Story of Three African Slaves During Spanish Colonialism
Despite the infamy of the transatlantic slave trade, scientific research has yet to fully explore the history of the enslaved Africans brought into Latin America….
Researchers Crack COVID-19 Genetic Signature Using AI, Identify Origin
Using machine learning, a team of Western computer scientists and biologists have identified an underlying genomic signature for 29 different COVID-19 DNA sequences. This new…
Syphilis Alters Its Genetics to Evade the Immune System
By shuffling DNA in and out of one gene, syphilis stays a step ahead of the immune system to resist eradication. The bacterium that causes…
Every Tooth Tells a Different Story: Revealing Genetic Relationships in Humans
University of Tübingen researchers uncover dental traits revealing genetic relationships in humans, serving as proxy for DNA. Researchers at the University of Tübingen have shown…