Bacterial Antiviral Enzyme DRT10 Reveals Ancient Evolutionary Link to Human Telomerase
Columbia researchers discovered a bacterial antiviral system called DRT10 that shares an evolutionary origin with telomerase, opening new paths for ...
Tag: evolution
Two New Contenders for the World’s Loudest Bird Emerge From Landmark Field Study
A massive field study of 123 bird species has identified the bare-throated bellbird and red-legged seriema as new contenders for ...
Journal Opens Special Issue on Evolutionary Mechanisms Shaping Biodiversity
The open-access journal Biological Diversity has launched a call for papers for a special issue on the evolutionary mechanisms that ...
Nightjar wings reveal a trade-off between hunting slowly and travelling far
A Lund University wind tunnel study shows that the European nightjar's broad wings aid slow hunting flight but reduce lift ...
Fish Antibody Transport Reveals an Ancient Secret of Mucosal Immunity
Structural analysis of teleost fish shows that pIgR binds tetrameric IgM directly without the joining chain in an unconventional 2:1 ...
Genetic Switch That Gave Butterflies Extra Color Vision Revealed
UC San Diego biologists have identified the genetic switch that added a ninth photoreceptor to butterfly eyes, revealing how the ...
Ancient IL-1 Cytokines Found Across the Animal Kingdom, Rewriting Inflammation’s Origins
Protein structure prediction has revealed an ancient family of IL-1 cytokines spanning cnidarians to vertebrates, indicating that the inflammatory IL-1/IL-1R ...
Evolution’s Hidden Compass: When Fitness Is Equal, Curvature Steers the Path
Technion researchers show that when multiple evolutionary paths offer equal fitness, populations deterministically drift toward flatter, more robust regions of ...
Loyal but not faithful: marine worms swap microbes to stay stable
A three-decade survey of gutless marine worms reveals that their remarkably stable symbioses depend on a surprising willingness to acquire ...
Ancient Microbes Filmed Crawling Reveal Deep Roots of Complex Cell Movement
Live microscopy shows Asgard archaea, humanity's closest microbial relatives, using actin-driven protrusions to crawl across surfaces, a behavior once thought ...
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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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