By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell — from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division — scientists have opened a new frontier of […]
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Ocean Planet Exploration: Methane-powered Sea Spiders
Bianca Dal Bó, a biology major from Berkeley, has spent the last five years delving into the mysteries of deep-sea life. Guided by Professor of Biology Shana Goffredi, she researches […]
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Ocean World Update: Deep-sea Discovery Shines Light On Life In The Twilight Zone
The ocean’s twilight zone is deep, dark, and — according to new research — iron deficient. No sunlight reaches this region 200 to 1,000 meters below the sea surface, where […]
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Mountain Building In Antarctica Linked To A Major Extinction Event 500 Million Years Ago
As life on Earth rapidly expanded a little over 500 million years ago during the “Cambrian explosion,” Earth had tectonic plates slowly crashing into each other, building mountains and starting […]
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New Deep-sea Worm Discovered At Methane Seep Off Of Costa Rica
Greg Rouse, a marine biologist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea worm living near a methane seep some […]
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Do Earth-like Exoplanets Have Magnetic Fields? Far-off Radio Signal Is Promising Sign
Earth’s magnetic field does more than keep everyone’s compass needles pointed in the same direction. It also helps preserve Earth’s sliver of life-sustaining atmosphere by deflecting high energy particles and […]