[NEWS] MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Long-Sought Enzyme Found, Revealing New Gene Switch on Histones
In the molecular biology equivalent of stubbing one's toe on King Tut's undiscovered tomb, a team of scientists, to its great surprise, has identified a genetic switch hunted by biologists for decades.
Author: Jennifer Couzin
[NEWS] GENETICS: A Ruff Theory of Evolution: Gene Stutters Drive Dog Shape
Armed with DNA from more than 100 dogs, scientists have now shown that slight differences in the lengths of certain genes involved in development can transform a collie nose into a puglike one and even change the number of toes in one breed. Furthermore, their study, reported in the 28 December Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, drives home the potential evolutionary importance of repetitive DNA sequences called tandem repeats.
Author: Elizabeth Pennisi
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Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health
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Super-precise optical clocks in four nations tick in harmony
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Tropical cyclones could be predicted with an extra day’s warning, thanks to an AI model
Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02643-w The track and intensity of tropical cyclones can be […]
Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome
Nature, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02801-0 Nobel laureate persisted despite widespread derision and revolutionized structural […]
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