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One Tiny Chemical Difference in RNA Could Help Explain the Origins of Life
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (582+ words) A tiny chemical difference makes RNA better than DNA at forming liquid-like droplets under high temperatures and acidic conditions. One of the biggest puzzles in origin of life research comes before the first cells even existed: How could RNA molecules…...
Mitogenomics Reveals Matrilineal Evolution of Southeast Asia’s Mahseer
56+ min ago (1087+ words) Decoding Sumatra’s “King of the River”: First Complete Mitogenome of the Enigmatic Mahseer Traces an Ancient Maternal Line Through Sunken Worlds Deep in the fast-flowing headwaters of northern Sumatra glides a fish that local communities have revered for generations as…...
Active living matter reveals irreversible symmetry breaking as defects form
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (853+ words) A new study of swarming bacteria and human bronchial epithelial cells has uncovered a hidden asymmetry in the microscopic events that shape living matter: the birth and death of topological defects do not unfold as mirror images of one another....
New T2T Bread Wheat Genome Assembly Enables Detailed Satellitome Mapping
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (97+ words) Bread wheat’s genomic “dark matter” has come into sharper focus in a new analysis that maps thousands of repetitive DNA sequences across all 21 chromosomes. Using the first complete, gap-free telomere-to-telomere assembly of the bread wheat genome, researchers have re-examined the…...
CnQuant Enables High-Resolution Chromosomal Copy Number Profiling for
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (83+ words) A new open-source software platform could bring high-resolution chromosome analysis closer to routine cancer care, allowing clinicians to inspect tumor DNA for missing, duplicated and amplified genomic regions through an interactive interface rather than relying on static laboratory reports. Called…...
Two Tests Could Sharpen Transcription Factor Footprints in V-Plots
12+ hour, 10+ min ago (838+ words) A graphical method for locating transcription factors on DNA could become more reliable with two simple tests that distinguish genuine protein footprints from artifacts created by DNA-cutting enzymes....
Genomic and metabolomic fingerprints authenticate finfish origins and
14+ hour, 36+ min ago (45+ words) The Next Seafood Fraud Detector Could Read a Fish’s DNA—and Its Chemical History Subject of Research: Genomic and metabolomic authentication of finfish aquaculture products by geographic origin and production method Subject of Research: Biology Cite Scienmag News APA MLA…...
Plant RNA Switching Reveals Heat-Tolerance Transcripts Controlled by SIZ1
14+ hour, 43+ min ago (65+ words) As rising temperatures threaten plant growth and agricultural productivity, researchers have identified a molecular editing process that helps Arabidopsis seedlings respond to heat. The study, published in Stress Biology, shows that the SUMO E3 ligase SIZ1 influences which ending individual messenger RNA…...
Alpine Yarrow Accessions Reveal Promising Path Toward Sustainable
16+ hour, 1+ min ago (817+ words) An alpine herb traditionally gathered for bitters and liquors may be one step closer to leaving the wild and entering cultivation. Researchers evaluating seven accessions of Achillea erba-rotta subsp. moschata, an aromatic perennial in the daisy family, identified three candidates…...
Live Cell Shapes Reveal How Tissues Choose Their Final Identities
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (862+ words) Cells do not become specialized in a single instant. During development, they gradually change their molecular programs, position, shape, polarity and behavior before reaching a mature identity. A study in Molecular Systems Biology highlights a way to follow that process…...