How do bacteria actually become resistant to antibiotics?
"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger," originally coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1888, is a perfect description of how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance.
"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger," originally coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1888, is a perfect description of how bacteria develop antibiotic resistance.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 8, 2023
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Though the changing climate threatens the world's vegetation, a type of peat moss has surprised scientists with its resilience: Sphagnum divinum is actively evolving in response to hot, dry conditions.
Ecology
Nov 2, 2023
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The sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is a treasured temperate fruit, known for its distinct sweet-acidic flavor and exceptional processing quality. Belonging to the economically vital Rosaceae family, it shares lineage with ...
Evolution
Oct 30, 2023
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Traffic lights signal to cars and buses when to stop, slow and go. Much like traffic lights, plant cells send signals to each other to perform photosynthesis to grow or fight off destructive viruses and pathogens.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2023
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In the world of threatened and endangered species conservation, the genomic revolution has raised some complicated questions: How can scientists justify assessing species genetic diversity without consulting entire genomes ...
Evolution
Oct 16, 2023
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The human genome, from end to end, has been sequenced, meaning scientists worldwide have identified most of the nearly 20,000 protein-coding genes. However, an international group of scientists notes there's more work to ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 13, 2023
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Biological cells contain in-built "housekeeping" mechanisms for taking care of damaged cellular structures. This includes the ubiquitin‒proteasome system (UPS), which selectively tags unwanted proteins with the ubiquitin ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2023
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Wheat is a global staple food and plays a pivotal role in the livelihoods of billions of people. Although long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been recognized as crucial regulators of numerous biological processes, our knowledge ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 2, 2023
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The key protein complex PRC2 was discovered decades ago to silence genes, but new findings by Frederic Berger and his group at the Gregor Mendel Institute show that PRC2 represses transposons in a range of eukaryotes and ...
Evolution
Sep 21, 2023
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If you have curly hair, you know that every day is a new adventure. What will my hair do today? Why does it curl better on some days than others? And even those without naturally curly hair might notice their hair curling—or, ...
Other
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