Tenth of Quirky Creature’s Active Genes Are Foreign: Believed to ‘Ingest’ DNA...
Bdelloid rotifer. Alan Tunnacliffe said: “We were thrilled when we discovered that nearly 10 per cent of bdelloids’ active genes are foreign, adding to the weirdness of an already odd little creature.”...
View ArticleGrapefruit’s bitter taste holds a sweet promise for diabetes therapy
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Jen Laloup jlaloup@plos.org 415-624-1220 Public Library of Science Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus...
View ArticleViruses cooperate or conquer to cause maximum destruction: They Change...
Contact: Louise Vennells L.Vennells@exeter.ac.uk 44-013-927-22062 University of Exeter Scientists have discovered new evidence about the evolution of viruses, in work that will change our understanding...
View ArticleFrom friend to foe: How benign bacteria evolve to virulent pathogens
Contact: Isabel Gordo igordo@igc.gulbenkian.pt 351-214-407-915 Public Library of Science Bacteria can evolve rapidly to adapt to environmental change. When the “environment” is the immune response of...
View ArticleScientists wipe out malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the lab by creating...
Scientists have modified mosquitoes to produce sperm that will only create males, pioneering a fresh approach to eradicating malaria. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications,...
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