Gene Swapping, Not Mutation, Drives the Hidden Evolutionary Rulebook of Gut Bacteria
A new PLOS Biology study shows that recombination, not changing selection pressures, largely explains the declining dN/dS ratios observed in ...
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Deadly Fungus Morphs Into Tiny Titanide Cells Under Pressure From the Host
New research in PLOS Biology defines the titanide, a tiny stress-resistant cell type that Cryptococcus neoformans generates from typical yeast ...
Conserved Spike Epitopes Yield Antibodies That Neutralize Diverse Bat Sarbecoviruses
Researchers have mapped conserved epitopes on the sarbecovirus spike protein that allow three monoclonal antibodies to neutralize a wide range ...
Moral Choices Run on Different Brain Wiring Than Everyday Perceptual Decisions
New research shows that moral and perceptual decisions share the same computational logic but are carried out by distinct, specialized ...
Millisecond Timing in Sound: How Brains from Rats to Humans Decode Rapid Click Patterns
A cross-species study in PLOS Biology shows that click trains with identical mean rates but different millisecond-scale temporal patterns evoke ...
Two Hidden Brain Systems Drive How We Unconsciously Correct Our Movements
A new PLOS Biology study shows that unconscious motor learning relies on two distinct implicit mechanisms, one for selecting actions ...
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 ...
Genetic Defects Trigger Embryonic Regeneration Programs in Zebrafish
New research in PLOS Biology shows that zebrafish embryos activate regeneration programs in response to genetic developmental defects, partially buffering ...
Lithium Blocks the Cellular Channels That Let Fungi Survive Fluoride
New research shows that lithium ions competitively block the sodium-dependent activation of eukaryotic fluoride exporter channels, constricting their pores and ...
Immigration Holds the Key to Evolutionary Stasis and Change in Wild Great Tits
A decades-long study of Dutch great tits shows that post-selective immigration, not selection alone, governs whether clutch size evolves or ...
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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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