Phase Separation Is an Evolvable Trait, Argues New Evolutionary Framework
A new perspective argues that liquid–liquid phase separation should be studied as an evolvable molecular phenotype shaped by natural selection.
Tag: molecular evolution
Plant Enzymes Evolved Molecular Precision Far Beyond Their Active Sites
Reconstructed ancestral plant enzymes reveal that high mirror-image selectivity arose through combined changes across the whole protein, not just the ...
Fruit Fly Eggshell Gene Reveals Purifying Selection with Episodes of Positive Evolution
A new study of the defective chorion 1 gene in two major pest fruit flies finds pervasive purifying selection punctuated ...
Research report: Taxonomy and molecular evaluation of the Halosphaeriaceae (Microascales, Hypocreomycetidae)
A molecular and morphological re-evaluation recognizes 77 genera and 202 species in the marine fungal family Halosphaeriaceae and estimates a ...
Four-locus phylogeny supports new freshwater fungus genus from Guizhou
Morphological study and four-locus phylogenetic analysis support Hyalosympodium aquaticum as a new genus and species collected from decaying freshwater wood ...
Global mushroom look-alike splits into eight species, including new genus
Genome-scale and four-gene analyses split a mushroom complex spanning three continents into eight species, revealing a new genus and two ...
New Phylogeny Maps Evolution of Dutch Flowering Plants
Researchers have developed a highly resolved molecular phylogeny for 1,178 native angiosperm species in the Netherlands, offering a new tool ...
One Active Site, Two Reactions: Crystal Structure Reveals How Rare Enzyme ApnO Defies Classification
X-ray crystallography reveals how the rare enzyme D-apionate oxidoisomerase accommodates two distinct reactions in one active site through a mosaic ...
Electrical Engineers Trace How Thymine Shielded Early DNA From Deadly UV Light
Origins of life and molecular evolution research using biophotonics to study DNA bases under ultraviolet radiation.
A Genetic Impostor: How GC-Biased Gene Conversion Rewrote a Vital Motif in Monotremes
In a discovery that challenges our understanding of molecular evolution, researchers have uncovered a remarkable case where a deeply conserved ...
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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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