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A billion year old fossil, which provides a new link in the evolution of animals, has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands.

The Vertebrate Genomes Project has announced its flagship study and associated publications focused on genome assembly quality and standardization for the field of genomics.

Researchers have focused on a specific type of chemical modification – called methylation – of mRNA molecules in the small worm Caenorhabditis elegans. They found that methylation on a particular sequence of an mRNA leads to its degradation and that this control mechanism depends on the worm’s diet.

Researchers have created a strain of the common probiotic Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG that is able to utilize both lactose and casein as well as reproduce in dairy products. This would make it unnecessary to add the probiotic to dairy products separately and could fare better in the intestine, boosting gut health.

Using a new method, called nanorate sequencing (NanoSeq), scientists can now study how genetic changes occur in human tissues with unprecedented accuracy.

Whether you hanker for a hard hit of caffeine or favour the frothiness of a milky cappuccino, your regular coffee order could be telling you more about your cardio health than you think.

Researchers have found that the combination of inexpensive oral medications may be able to treat fatigue-inducing anemias caused by chronic diseases and inflammation.

Drugs used to treat hepatitis C boosted remdesivir's ability to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in cell cultures, according to a new study.

Scientists have found that rapid bacterial evolution interacts with host immunity to shape both the rise, and fall, of resistance during infection. This study highlights the need to improve understanding of how our immune system works with antibiotics to suppress bacterial infections.

Researchers have used computer modeling to reveal that one of the three mutations that make SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.351 different from the original reduces the virus’ binding to human cells but potentially allows it to escape some antibodies.