Researchers have combined over seven synthetic chromosomes that were made in the lab into a single yeast cell, resulting in a strain with more than 50% synthetic DNA that survives and replicates similarly to wild yeast strains. The team present the half-s
阅读全文The vision system, evolved over millions of years, is highly complex. To make vision sensitive throughout the whole range of visible wavelengths, Nature employs a supramolecular chemistry approach. The visual pigment, cis-retinal, changes its sha
阅读全文When Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park in May 2019, one of nature's deadliest forces encountered one of the most technologically sophisticated wildlife parks on the planet. Princeton researchers and colleagues from around t
阅读全文Nature has no shortage of patterns, from spots on leopards to stripes on zebras and hexagons on boxfish. But a full explanation for how these patterns form has remained elusive.
阅读全文More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one of the most unexplored regions of the world. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, named after famed broadcaster Sir David Attenboroug
阅读全文New research published today in leading international journal Science Advances paints an uncharacteristically upbeat picture for the planet. This is because more realistic ecological modelling suggests the world's plants may be able to take up m
阅读全文A research team from the University of Cologne, in collaboration with colleagues from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology in Freising, has discovered a receptor for bitter taste in twelve different cartilaginous fish (sharks and rays). The rece
阅读全文问问任何一位神经科医生：帕金森病是一种脑部疾病。帕金森氏症的明显症状——无法控制的震颤、动作减慢以及双脚紧贴地面的感觉——都源于大脑中一个有助于控制运动的区域神经元的丧失。
阅读全文短寿命蛋白质控制细胞中的基因表达，以执行许多重要任务，从帮助大脑形成连接到帮助身体建立免疫防御。这些蛋白质是在细胞核中产生的，一旦完成它们的工作，就会很快被破坏。
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