Anthropic says its Claude agents found a new CRISPR-like enzyme system in phage DNA. A Copenhagen researcher says his team had already identified it, and he is asking what data the model saw.
Two giant Australian stick insect species have just been named, one of them with eggs unlike any stick insect on record. The find shows how much insect biodiversity may still be hiding in plain sight.
Every summer, the same folk wisdom resurfaces: triangular head, bad; round head, fine. Vertical pupils, run; round pupils, relax. It's tidy advice and it's dangerously unreliable. Herpetologists have been trying to kill this myth for decades, because acting on it... Continue Reading →
When we think about DNA, we usually imagine something static—like a blueprint locked safely inside our cells. But what if that blueprint is constantly moving, reshaping itself, and actively influencing who we are at a cellular level? That’s exactly what... Continue Reading →
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the relatively high rate of Autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in the past. About one in 31 (3.2%) children in the... Continue Reading →
The researchers found that patients receiving the treatment experienced 75% less progression of the disease overall, compared to a matched cohort of people with Huntington’s who were not receiving the treatment. This is the first time a drug trial has... Continue Reading →
Ingredients of our daily diet – including caffeine – can influence the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. This has been shown in a new study by a team of researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Würzburg led by Professor Ana... Continue Reading →
Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria at unprecedented resolution. They discovered... Continue Reading →
Scientists have developed new light-sensitive chemicals that can radically improve the treatment of aggressive cancers with minimal side effects. In mouse tests, the new therapy completely eradicated metastatic breast cancer tumors. The novel chemicals, called cyanine-carborane salts, and their role... Continue Reading →