Trigger Identified for “Head-to-Tail” Axis Development in Human Embryo
The second week of gestation represents a critical stage of embryo development, or embryogenesis. Failure of development during this time is one of the major…
The second week of gestation represents a critical stage of embryo development, or embryogenesis. Failure of development during this time is one of the major…
Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system to make a smaller version of the genome engineering tool. Its diminutive size should make it easier to…
DNA supercoiling is an important contributor to the control of gene expression, and not just collateral damage that cells have to solve. The (when stretched)…
Seadragons (Phyllopetryx taeniolatus) live off the coast in western and southern Australia. An international team involving evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer from the University of Konstanz…
Redesignating an endangered subspecies as a separate species could help it get protected. Picture a skunk. You’re probably thinking of a stocky animal, around the…
International team of researchers sequence genome of the enigmatic bowfin fish. The fish species Amia calva goes by many names including bowfin, freshwater dogfish, grinnel,…
Researchers from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and Nanjing University find that KNUCKLES, a small multi-functional protein, supports the correct timing of floral development…
No animals were harmed in the production of the synthetic muscle fibers, which are tougher than Kevlar. Would you wear clothing made of muscle fibers?…
International research team isolates DNA from modern human buried 7,000 years ago on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The international study was accomplished through close…
Genetically encoded reporter proteins have been a mainstay of biotechnology research, allowing scientists to track gene expression, understand intracellular processes, and debug engineered genetic circuits….
Made of components found in the human body, the programmable system is a step toward safer, targeted delivery of gene editing and other molecular therapeutics….
Proteins communicating through the DNA molecule constitute a newly discovered genetic “switch.” Proteins can communicate through DNA, conducting a long-distance dialogue that serves as a…
Early Land Plants Evolved From Freshwater Algae, Fossils Reveal The world may need to start thinking differently about plants, according to a new report in…
There’s been an age-old question going back to Darwin’s time about the relationships among the world’s five living rhinoceros species. One reason answers have been…
Blood-sucking flies may be following chemicals produced by skin bacteria to locate bats to feed on. We humans aren’t the only animals that have to…
Algorithm helps study of how relatively simple actions can lead to complex behaviors, from cancer growth to voting patterns. From biochemical reactions that produce cancers…
The research enables far more accurate models of human development and disease and could help solve the shortage of organs for transplant. A year after…
Research team reconstructs genetic histories and social organization in Neolithic and Bronze Age Croatia. Present-day Croatia was an important crossroads for migrating peoples along the…