Revealing the scientific laws that govern our world is often considered the ‘holy grail’ by scientists, as such discoveries have wide-ranging implications. In an exciting development from Japan, scientists have […]
cell biology
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life
Models For Potential Precursors Of Cells Endure Simulated Early-Earth Conditions
Membraneless compartments–models for a potential step in the early evolution of cells–have been shown to persist or form, disappear, and reform in predictable ways through multiple cycles of dehydration and […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Cytoplasm Of Scrambled Frog Eggs Self-organizes Into Cell-like Structures
Can scrambled eggs unscramble themselves? Well, sort of. The cytoplasm of ruptured Xenopus frog eggs spontaneously reorganizes into cell-like compartments, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release
Reverse Engineering Cellular Microtubules
Imagine standing in a lumberyard and being asked to build a house — without blueprints or instructions of any kind. The materials are all in front of you, but that […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology
Bringing Extinct Plants to Life
Jeff Benca is an admitted ueber-geek when it comes to prehistoric plants, so it was no surprise that, when he submitted a paper describing a new species of long-extinct lycopod […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life
Geometry Shapes Evolution of Early Multicellularity
Organisms have increased in complexity through a series of major evolutionary transitions, in which formerly autonomous entities become parts of a novel higher-level entity. One intriguing feature of the higher-level […]