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DNA
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It sounds like science fiction. But we can now sample water to find the DNA of every species living there
Shutterstock Maarten De Brauwer, CSIRO and Oliver Berry, CSIRO Figuring out what species live in an ecosystem, and…
A new theory linking evolution and physics has scientists baffled – but is it solving a problem that doesn’t exist?
Tim Johnson / Unsplash Bill Bateman, Curtin University In October, a paper titled “Assembly theory explains and quantifies…
Cat Genomes Show Fewer Complex Genetic Variations Compared to Other Mammals, Study Finds
Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences have made significant discoveries about the…
Your genetic code has lots of ‘words’ for the same thing – information theory may help explain the redundancies
The same amino acid can be encoded by anywhere from one to six different strings of letters in…
Who lived at Machu Picchu? DNA analysis shows surprising diversity at the ancient Inca palace
Eddie Kiszka/Pexels, CC BY-SA Roberta Davidson, University of Adelaide Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of…
Scientists Discover New Molecular Mechanism That Contributes to Aging
Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that contributes to aging. Six research groups from the University of…
How Did Plants Survive the Asteroid That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs?
Around 60% of all plant species on Earth died with the nonavian dinosaurs 65 million years ago, when…
Scientists Discover Over 30,000 Hidden Viruses In Microbial DNA
A team of scientists at the University of Innsbruck has discovered over 30,000 viruses hidden in the DNA…
What Makes Us Human?
Scientists say our human DNA is roughly 96-99% identical to that of chimpanzees, our closest living primate relative…
Researchers Shed Light on How Amino Acids Shaped the Genetic Code of Ancient Microorganisms
Scientists have found that the genetic code of ancient microorganisms was shaped by specific amino acids, shedding light…