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Scientists unravel the mystery behind narwhals’ uniquely twisted tusks
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (594+ words) For centuries, the narwhal’s long, ivory-colored tusk was treated as evidence of magic. In medieval Europe, these extraordinary teeth were sold as unicorn horns and were believed to neutralize poison, cure disease, and possess supernatural powers. Modern science has removed…...
Scientists map plant-fungus symbiosis at single-cell resolution
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (704+ words) Ghent, 18 August 2026 — Beneath the soil, tomato roots are not passive anchors but dynamic biological interfaces where plants and fungi negotiate an exchange of resources....
Scientists identify crucial steps that initiate DNA replication
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (599+ words) Scientists have uncovered a molecular sequence that helps cells decide when to begin copying their DNA, revealing how a dormant replication machine is converted into an active engine for genome duplication....
Diverse Legume Defence Signals and Clustered Receptors Co-Evolved from
23+ hour ago (72+ words) A hidden network of plant peptide hormones may be giving legumes a far more sophisticated immune system than scientists previously recognized. In a study published in Nature Plants, researchers report that soybean produces a surprisingly diverse family of defence-activating peptides…...
Scientists Develop Real-Time Control Systems for Engineered Biology
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (510+ words) Engineered living cells are becoming miniature biological factories, capable of producing medicines, sustainable chemicals and other valuable products. They can also be designed to sense disease-related signals or respond to changing conditions inside the human body. Yet unlike machines built…...
Reusable brain architecture enables flexible cognition in mice and
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (607+ words) A new study suggests that the brain may build complex behavior in much the same way engineers build sophisticated machines: by combining reusable components rather than creating an entirely new system for every challenge. In experiments with mice and artificial…...
Protein-Foldamer Building Blocks Enable Self-Assembling Hybrid
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (555+ words) A new molecular design strategy is bringing two traditionally separate worlds of chemistry together: proteins, nature’s highly evolved molecular machines, and foldamers, synthetic molecules engineered to imitate the controlled shapes of biological polymers. In a study published in Nature Chemistry,…...
Scientists Build Living Circuit Boards Using Printed Bacterial Transistors
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (549+ words) Scientists have built living circuit boards by printing bacterial cells into carefully arranged patterns, creating reconfigurable biological computers that can perform logic operations without altering their genetic code....
High-resolution sequencing reveals genes shaping embryonic leaf development
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (603+ words) A new study is giving scientists an unusually detailed view of how the maize embryo builds its first leaves, using a technology capable of reading complete RNA molecules while preserving their precise locations inside developing tissue....
How plants silence jumping genes without harming essential genes
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (472+ words) Researchers in Japan have uncovered how plants distinguish dangerous “jumping genes” from essential genes when establishing DNA methylation, a chemical marking system that can silence genetic material without altering the underlying DNA sequence....