‘You say tomato, I say genomics’: Genome sequences for two wild tomato ancestors
IMAGE: Two wild ancestors of tomato (SP: Solanum pimpinellifolium, SLC: Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) view more ...
Genetic rewiring behind spectacular evolutionary explosion in East Africa
IMAGE: Sampling cichlid fish tissues for genome and transcriptome sequencing in Tanzania and Zanzibar Archipelago. Tilapia...
Simulating evolution to understand a hidden switch
IMAGE: Using computer simulations built on reasonable assumptions and conducted under careful control, computational bioscientists can...
WSU scientists identify contents of ancient Maya drug containers
IMAGE: Frontal and lateral view of a Muna-type (AD 750-900) paneled flask with distinctive serrated-edge decoration....
New videos show RNA as it’s never been seen
A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves...
Like plants do: non-classical photosynthesis by earth’s inorganic semiconducting minerals
IMAGE: Earth-abundant minerals convert sunlight into chemical energy, hinting at the evolution of photosynthesis in early...
Unravelling the mystery that makes viruses infectious
IMAGE: Capsid protein pentamers (subunits colour-coded) being recruited to the growing protein shell (brown) during virion...
Response to infection therapy better understood thanks to a new technique
Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites. The treatment of bacterial...
Gene biomarkers indicate liver toxicity quickly and accurately
IMAGE: From left: University of Illinois researchers Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, associate professor of nutrition; Rohit Bhargava, director...
Genetic exchange discovered in anciently asexual rotifers
IMAGE: Bdelloid rotifers (A. vaga) under the microscope. view more Credit: E.A. Mnatsakanova and O.A. Vakhrusheva/Skoltech...