Solving the evolutionary puzzle of polyploidy: how genome duplication shapes adaptation
Evolution is the basis of biological diversity, driven by mechanisms that allow organisms to adapt and survive. One such mechanism […]
Genetics
Eight psychiatric disorders share the same genetic causes, study says microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.12.022 Psychiatric disorders often overlap and can make diagnosis difficult. Depression and anxiety, for
Curiosity- driven experiment helps unravel antibiotic-resistance mystery microbiologystudy
An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to
Unlocking new insights into hereditary ovarian cancer risk microbiologystudy
Venn diagram summarizing tumor sequencing results for all genes of interest (proposed and candidate genes). Credit: npj Genomic Medicine (2025).
Mole or marsupial? This subterranean critter with a backward pouch is both microbiologystudy
Evolving a dig-in-the-dark mole lifestyle comes with radical anatomical changes, making it hard even to guess the animal’s closest relatives.
AI in cell research: Moscot reveals cell dynamics in unprecedented detail microbiologystudy
Thanks to a new technology called Moscot (“Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport”), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as
Final synthetic yeast chromosome unlocks new era in biotechnology
Macquarie University researchers have worked with an international team of scientists to achieve a major milestone in synthetic biology by
Genetics
Biomarker algorithm for Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal cancer developed microbiologystudy
A small sponge compressed within a capsule was used to collect cells from the esophagus to look for biomarkers of
Complete recombination map of the human genome created microbiologystudy
Meiosis, NCOs and data analysis. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08450-5 Scientists at deCODE genetics/Amgen have constructed a complete map of