New study shines a light on the mechanics of bioluminescence in the rare fish Vinciguerria mabahiss microbiologystudy
Evolving roughly 27 different times in the long history of fish, bioluminescence — the biological production of light — is […]
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“Take Five” with University of Chicago Assistant Professor Dakota McCoy microbiologystudy
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How Zika virus knocks out our immune defenses microbiologystudy
Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host’s
Ocean eddies — the food trucks of the sea microbiologystudy
How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for
Antibiotic exposure in infancy may boost Type 1 diabetes risk microbiologystudy
Exposure to antibiotics during a key developmental window in infancy can stunt the growth of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
The evolution of low-temperature adapted enzymes microbiologystudy
Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes — proteins that speed up biochemical
Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS): Principle, Steps, Uses microbiologystudy
Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS), also called next-generation sequencing (NGS) or high-throughput sequencing (HTS), is a modern sequencing technology that can
Superclass Agnatha: Classification, Characteristics, Examples microbiologystudy
The term “Agnatha” is derived from Greek, where “a” means without, and “gnathos” means jaw. This Superclass of Vertebrae lacks
Paired-End Sequencing: Principle, Steps, Uses microbiologystudy
Paired-end sequencing is a next-generation sequencing method that sequences a DNA fragment from both ends. This method produces two reads