518-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Starfish Origin Story
New 518-million-year-old fossils named Yujingia glutenotunica suggest that the common ancestor of starfish and acorn worms used tentacles to feed, ...
Tag: evolution
ISTA Study Finds Bacteria Use Viruses for Sex-Like DNA Exchange During Starvation
ISTA researchers discover that E. coli uses bacteriophages and CRISPR-Cas immunity to facilitate sex-like DNA exchange during starvation, accelerating genetic ...
NSF Bets $18.4 Million on Sequencing the Genomes of Antarctic Life, From Microbes to Whales
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $18.4 million to a Desert Research Institute-led team to sequence more than 250 ...
Hidden gills and fish-like teeth dethrone Scotland’s famed oldest reptile fossil
Synchrotron scans of Scotland's famed 345-million-year-old Westlothiana fossil have revealed internal gills and fish-like teeth, dethroning the long-celebrated specimen as ...
Anesthesia’s Neural Signature Spans Hundreds of Millions of Years of Evolution
A new Nature Neuroscience study reveals a conserved dynamic signature of anesthesia that spans hundreds of millions of years of ...
Flashover Uncovered: How Ancient Huizhou Walls and Skywells Reshape Fire Survival
A new study reveals how partition walls and skywell retrofits alter the critical mechanisms that trigger flashover in Huizhou's ancient ...
Ancient Origins of Autophagy Traced from Bacteria to Complex Eukaryotic Cells
A new review traces the evolutionary origins of autophagy from prokaryotic gene homologs to the sophisticated pathway present in the ...
Collagen Switch Turns Fish Fins Into Limb-Like Structures
Deleting the fish-specific actinodin genes flips collagen fiber orientation in zebrafish fins from parallel to perpendicular, reshaping the appendage into ...
Machine Learning Reads Genome Sequences to Reveal Hidden Microbial Symbionts Across Earth’s Biomes
A machine-learning framework called symclatron uses genome content to predict which uncultivated bacteria and archaea live in close association with ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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