4+ hour, 1+ min ago  (799+ words) Scientists are exposing the biological information hidden in ancient parchments without leaving a mark By Marla Broadfoot & Nature magazine Specks of eraser dust contain enough DNA to identify the animal products used to in books. The John Rylands Research Institute…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (521+ words) Scientists have mapped how anaerobic bacteria'which can't survive in air'travel between social partners. New research on a bird species on Cousin Island reveals that close companions and cohabitees share the same "good" gut bacteria. This suggests that humans likely do,…...

4+ hour ago  (643+ words) The RNA world hypothesis posits that molecules made up of ribonucleic acids (RNA) are responsible for kickstarting evolution and all life on Earth " and scientists just discovered a crucial new piece of evidence backing it up. Figuring out how complex…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (342+ words) Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 2 a. m. The cover of National Geographic's March issue featured a tractor tire dangling from a thread. Not metaphorically, but literally, because the thread is spider silk " five times stronger than steel but produced by genetically engineered silkworms. As'National Geographic'put…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (93+ words) | SOX9 is a gene essential for testis development | Inshorts'Inshorts Scientists trigger testis development in female mice with single DNA tweak Female mouse embryos with a single 'letter' change in a specific DNA region develop male reproductive organs, a study published in…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago  (333+ words) | Newswise'Newswise How polyploidy rewrote the fate of a wild flower Phylogenetic relationships and geographical distribution of Orychophragmus. Polyploidy has repeatedly driven plant diversification, adaptation, and innovation across evolutionary history. But while allopolyploidy has been widely studied, autopolyploidy'genome doubling within a…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (139+ words) Researchers uncover a surprising genetic mechanism that allows mobile fish species to thrive across vastly different environments. Apr. 12, 2026 at 6: 30am A prestigious research university that collaborated on the study of chromosomal inversions in Atlantic silversides. Another university that partnered with Cornell…...

12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (28+ words) Techno-Science. net " The primary malaria vector mosquito has evolved: it has adapted to insecticides...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago  (437+ words) To better understand whether life could endure such conditions, scientists are turning to simple organisms on Earth. Why Scientists Study Yeast to Understand Survival Two key types of RNP condensates are stress granules and P-bodies. Both play roles in managing…...

10+ hour, 26+ min ago  (389+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Mung bean's hidden growth signals come into focus Validation of novel mung bean mi RNA processing in plant and regulatory pathway of mung bean mi RNAs and their target genes. Mung bean is an important food legume and a…...