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Insights on Pufferfish Evolution From Its Genome
Dahiana Arcila is studying how fish, like pufferfish, boxfish, ocean sunfish and other relatives have evolved to develop their distinct physical traits.
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Could SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Epidemiology Be Flawed?
Scientists found that Sewer slime can accumulate SARS-CoV-2 RNA, which could decompose or slough off later, potentially impacting the accuracy of wastewater epidemiology studies.
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Targeting the Oncogenic Protein RAS With Small Molecules
Researchers have demonstrated a new therapeutic way to block RAS, a protein that is frequently mutated in cancers.
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Vaccines Effective Against Omicron Because It Contains Previously Identified Mutations
Researchers say that existing vaccines are effective against the Omicron variant as all but one of the mutations it contains had been described before that.
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Agricultural Fungicides May Be Promoting Antimicrobial Resistance
New research has shown that compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants are causing resistance to antifungal medications used to treat people.
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Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Details of Early SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Researchers have clarified what immune cells are present in the lungs in the first days of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and what some of those cells are doing to fight off the virus.
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Stellar’s Sea Cow Genome Decoded
Scientists show that the palaeogenomes of Steller’s sea cow reveal functional changes. These changes were responsible for the bark-like skin and the adaptation to cold.
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Genetically Modified Crops Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists used global agricultural data and estimates of the yield effects of GM crops to model how increased technology adoption in the EU would affect production, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Genetic Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain Structure
Scientists have used atlases of the human brain informed by genetics to identify hundreds of genomic loci.
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Stressed Worms Produce More Sexually Attractive Offspring – Here’s How
Researchers have determined how sexual attractiveness is passed on, and that it occurs not through modification of the worm’s DNA, but instead through the transfer of small RNAs.
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