Human DNA. Credit: vediphile / CC BY-SA 4.0 In a major advance in genetics, scientists at Northwestern University have uncovered what researchers...
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For more than two decades, giant viruses have unsettled one of biology’s most fundamental boundaries: the line between simple viruses and complex cells. With genomes rivaling some bacteria, and gene sets that resemble those of eukaryotes (cells with membrane-bound nuclei and other internal compartments), they have forced scientists to rethink how cellular complexity may have emerged. A newly discovered giant virus now sharpens that debate, offering fresh clues about how the defining feature of most complex life, the nucleus, may have evolved. In a study published in the Journal of Virology, researchers have describe ushikuvirus, a large DNA virus isolated from a freshwater pond in Ibaraki...
Human DNA. Credit: vediphile / CC BY-SA 4.0 In a major advance in genetics, scientists at Northwestern University have uncovered what researchers...
Researchers have created the first living synthetic bacterium made from non-living parts by killing a bacterial cell and then transplanting the genome...
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia worldwide. It slowly damages memory, thinking ability, and everyday functioning. As...
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia worldwide. It slowly damages memory, thinking ability, and everyday functioning. As...
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Flu, Covid and the common cold virus are all going around 'at low levels', experts say.
Flu, Covid and the common cold virus are all going around 'at low levels', experts say.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects movement, balance, and many aspects of daily life. It occurs when nerve cells in a...
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects movement, balance, and many aspects of daily life. It occurs when nerve cells in a...