One of the most detailed genomic studies of any ecosystem to date has revealed an underground world of stunning microbial diversity, and added dozens of new branches to the tree […]
Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics
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Tardigrade Radiation Protection Gene Discovered
A new water bear protein can protect the DNA of human cultured cells from otherwise lethal amounts of radiation damage, say a group of Japanese researchers, providing part of the […]
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Non-Standard Bonding in Base Pairs
A new study provides insight into base pair bonding in artificial DNA polymerase. Researchers focused on a previously unknown base pair: iso-guanine and methyl-pyrimidinone. These base pairs use a hydrogen […]
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Earth's Viral Diversity
The number of microbes in, on, and around the planet – on the order of a nonillion, or 10^30 – is estimated to outnumber the stars in the Milky Way. […]
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Recreating A Primordial RNA World
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have taken a big step toward the laboratory re-creation of the “RNA world,” which is generally believed to have preceded modern life forms […]
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Probing the Fabric of the Rare Biosphere
The relatively recent development of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques has revealed a wealth of novel sequences found in very low abundance: the rare biosphere. Today, most studies of diversity of […]
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Evolution of Simple Multicellularity Increases Environmental Complexity
Multicellularity–the integration of previously autonomous cells into a new, more complex organism–is one of the major transitions in evolution. Multicellularity changed evolutionary possibilities and facilitated the evolution of increased complexity. […]
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DNA's Structure Is Well-Suited For Genomes
A new study could explain why DNA and not RNA, its older chemical cousin, is the main repository of genetic information. The DNA double helix is a more forgiving molecule […]
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A Warmer Early Earth May Have Experienced Faster Evolution of Life
Early life forms on Earth are likely to have mutated and evolved at much higher rates than they do today, suggests a new analysis from researchers at the University of […]
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Expose-R2 External Space Exposure Experiment Returned From Space Station
Hitching a ride in the Soyuz capsule with Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra were 46 species of small organisms and more than 150 organic compounds. Their voyage was […]