动物植物得益于偶然冻干的皮肤，首次对52000年前的猛犸象染色体进行了3D重建
An international research team has assembled the genome and 3D chromosomal structures of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth—the first time such a feat has been achieved for any ancient DNA sample.
阅读全文动物植物动物植物新系统使救生噬菌体易于获取、运输和使用
The great promise of bacteriophages is that they naturally destroy bacteria, often in situations where antibiotics fail. Until now, though, there has been no way to access them quickly and efficiently, especially in emergency cases of antibiotic resistant
阅读全文动物植物发现抑制CRISPR-Cas系统活性的新蛋白质
In a study published in Nature on July 3, researchers from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Toronto, Canada, discovered a novel anti-CRISPR protein called AcrIF25, which inhibits the activity of the CRIS
阅读全文动物植物高级成像揭示了寄生“吻”如何改变细胞代谢
Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a lifelong chronic infection prevalent in about 30% of the human population. It poses little harm to healthy individuals, but can result in severe consequences for immunocompromised people. If
阅读全文动物植物研究发现，呼吸道细菌“关闭”免疫系统以生存
Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified how a common bacterium is able to manipulate the human immune system during respiratory infections and cause persistent illness. The research was published in PLOS Pathogens.
阅读全文动物植物引入共同文化：当共同居住的动物物种共享文化时
Cooperative hunting, resource sharing, and using the same signals to communicate the same information—these are all examples of cultural sharing that have been observed between distinct animal species. In an opinion piece published June 19 in the journal
阅读全文动物植物科学家在兽人的“大象墓地”发现了一个可以追溯到100多万年前的天然流沙陷阱
Scientists at the University of Malaga have shown, in an unprecedented way, how the so-called "elephant graveyard" of the Early Pleistocene archaeological site of Orce—a name given due to the amount of remains of the extinct elephant species Mam
阅读全文动物植物一种隐形真菌导致北美蝙蝠大量死亡，但科学家们可能离治疗白鼻综合征又近了一步
An invasive fungus that colonizes the skin of hibernating bats with deadly consequences is a stealthy invader that uses multiple strategies to slip into the small mammals' skin cells and quietly manipulate them to aid its own survival. The fungus, which
阅读全文动物植物该团队开发了第一个遗传信息和代谢协同工作的无细胞系统
The capacity of all living systems to develop, organize and sustain themselves is based upon a cyclical process in which genes and metabolism interact in parallel. While genes encode the components of metabolism, metabolism provides the energy and buildin
阅读全文动物植物“接触史”：遗传学家正在改写尼安德特人和其他古代人类的叙述
Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered in 1856, people have wondered about these ancient hominins. How are they different from us? How much are they like us? Did our ancestors get along with them? Fight them? Love them? The recent discover
阅读全文动物植物制造RNA药物的更好方法：酶合成法在消除有毒副产物的同时扩展了能力
While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years to treat diseases like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and amyloidosis. RNA therapies offer many advantages over traditio
阅读全文动物植物新研究揭示了对生命最早祖先之一的洞察
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing.
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