Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that the vast anatomical variety of fungi stems from evolutionary increases in multicellular complexity.
Evolution
Aug 15, 2022
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They say timing is everything, and that couldn't be more true for cell cycle progression and differentiation. Now, researchers from Japan have found that the circadian clock is crucial for proper plant development.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2022
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Nature is full of patterns. Among them are tiling patterns, which mimic what you'd see on a tiled bathroom floor, characterized by both tiles and interfaces—such as grout—in between. In nature, a giraffe's coloring is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 12, 2022
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The robustness of the developmental process for multicellular organisms suggests a dedicated regulatory program that governs the trajectories of cell-fate decisions. According to Waddington's epigenetic landscape theory, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2022
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Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) led by Professor Sebastian Fraune use the example of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to investigate the contribution of the microbiome ...
Evolution
Jul 5, 2022
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A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology, entitled "Taste and Smell: A Unifying Chemosensory Theory," proposes the unification of all chemosensory modalities into a single sense, moving toward an interconnected ...
Biotechnology
May 20, 2022
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Cells have certain proteins that help them adhere to each other while covering body surfaces and organs. Loss of these identifying proteins could result in cellular progression towards cancer and, subsequently, metastasis. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 9, 2022
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Sponges are ancient marine animals, very common throughout the world's oceans and seem less affected by ocean warming and acidification.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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We know that sharks are voracious eaters, but what do we know about the source of its microbiome? To date, not much. But a recent study from the University of Chicago and the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) fills a gap ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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The change of genetic information over time is a key factor for evolutionary adaptations with which living beings can adapt to changes in their environment. On the one hand, genetic variability arises in the course of reproduction, ...
Evolution
Oct 7, 2021
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