New research suggests DNA may not need activation, challenging a long-held idea about how life began and reshaping ...
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RNA that nearly self-replicates offers new clues to life’s origins
A strand of RNA just 45 nucleotides long can copy its own complementary sequence in frozen conditions that may resemble early Earth, according to a study published in Science in early 2026. The ...
Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull ...
The results are transforming how scholars understand human history. By analysing parchment, researchers are uncovering ...
A mitochondrial enzyme, Ak4, strengthens immune defense by promoting mitochondrial DNA synthesis and enhancing macrophage ...
Theodora Hatziioannou used her expertise on HIV-1 to gain insights into SARS-Co-V-2, and vice versa. The potential ...
Though it seems unremarkable, Yellowstone's Mushroom Pool might be the most important thermal feature in history. A discovery from its waters led to ...
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Mouse cloning study finds defects mount after 58 generations of recloning
A Japanese research team pushed mouse cloning to its breaking point, producing 1,206 clones from a single donor line before the process collapsed at the 58th generation. The experiment, one of the ...
New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another. By Emily Anthes In the waning days of the ...
In late January, Ben and his wife Gabby were driving to their home in Northeast Minneapolis when they received a message on an activist group chat that federal immigration officers were nearby. They ...
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