The jump genes accelerate bacterial evolution in the laboratory
Lines of sequences of the bacterial genome are made to evolve independently by introducing sequences of high activity insertion, each ...
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Menations of genes help flowers imitating foul smells to attract pollinators amateur carcass
Wild flower ginger plants have evolved to imitate the smell of carrion or dung. Credit: Walter Siegmund for Wikimedia Commons. ...
Platform technology exceeds millions of drugs and genes to reveal new therapeutic paths
Credit: Public domain CC0 Researchers from the University of Adélaide have developed new technology for drug and functional genomics screenings, ...
Auxiliary metabolic genes expand understanding of phages and their reprogramming strategy
by Julia Reichelt, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway. Credit: Natural communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52726-3 Viruses that infect bacteria, ...
Trump accuses migrants of importing ‘bad genes’ to the United States
Donald Trump further escalated his rhetoric against migrants on Monday, accusing them of importing “bad genes” into the country. • ...
How diabetes risk genes make cells less resistant to stress
A graphic representation of pancreatic islet cells attached to strings that jump up and down like a puppet. Credit: Gloria ...
Dietary zinc inhibits the transmission of antimicrobial resistance genes in laboratory tests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain The genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can spread from one microbe to another via circular ...
Bacterial ‘flipping’ allows genes to take different forms
Consequences of inversion in thiamine protein biosynthesis. Credit: Nature (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07970-4 Imagine you're about to change your appearance. One ...
Most new diagnoses of recessive developmental disorders are in known genes, scientists say
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists have conducted the largest and most diverse study to date of how recessive genetic changes ...
New technique focuses on genes that snakes use to produce venom
The death adder, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. Credit: Christopher C. Austin. Only 10 percent of ...
