Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve.
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Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Drying Process Could Be A Key Step In The Development Of Life
One-hundred fifty years ago, Charles Darwin speculated that life likely originated in a warm little pond.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Astrobiologists Expand Knowledge Of Virus Diversity
Astrobiologists supported by NASA have completed a study of RNA viruses on Earth and have vastly expanded knowledge of virus diversity. Currently, there are thought to be five broad categories […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Intelligence & Language, Press Release, SETI & Technosignatures
Octopuses May Link Evolution Of Complex Life To Genetic ‘Dark Matter’
Octopuses have captured the attention of scientists and the public with their remarkable intelligence, including the use of tools, engaging in creative play and problem-solving, and even escaping from aquariums.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microgravity, Press Release, Radiation, Space Life Science, Space Stations
Assessing The Nucleotide-Level Impact Of Spaceflight Stress Using RNA-Sequencing Data
Understanding the effects of space radiation and microgravity on DNA integrity is critical to assess the impact of long-term spaceflight.
Posted inBiochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Early Selection Of The Amino Acid Alphabet Was Adaptively Shaped By Biophysical Constraints Of Foldability
Whereas modern proteins rely on a quasi-universal repertoire of 20 canonical amino acids (AAs), numerous lines of evidence suggest that ancient proteins relied on a limited alphabet of 10 ‘early’ […]
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
A New Branch On The Tree Of Life
There’s a new branch on the tree of life and it’s made up of predators that nibble their prey to death.
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Fossils & Paleontology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release
Biosignatures: Discovery Of Earth’s Oldest DNA Breaks Record By One Million Years
Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time – opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution.
Posted inGenomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Origin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Distantly Related Viruses Share Self-assembly Mechanism
How do the hundreds of individual pieces that make up viruses assemble into shapes capable of spreading disease from cell to cell?
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Oldest Marine DNA Discovered In Antarctic Sediments
Scientists have discovered one million year old marine DNA in deep-sea sediments of the Scotia Sea, north of the Antarctic continent.