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Researchers have uncovered new information about the history of cat evolution explaining how cats evolved into different species and shedding light on how different genetic changes in cats relate to survival abilities like the ability to smell prey.

High-resolution, time-lapsed images have shown how magnesium ions interact with the CRISPR-Cas9 enzyme while it cuts DNA, illustrating its role in chemical bond breakage and DNA cutting.

A new study has shown that Gulf War Illness reduces the energy produced by white blood cells, creating a measurable biochemical difference in veterans with the disease.

A hardware accelerator designed for AI has also been shown to speed up the alignment of protein and DNA for genome assembly, making the process 10 times faster than current methods.

For centuries, naturalists have puzzled over what might constitute the head of a sea star, commonly called a “starfish.” Researchers have published a study finding that the truth is closer to the absolute reverse.

Researchers have engineered a strain of E. coli that can digest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and transform them into adipic acid – a useful feedstock for nylon materials, drugs and fragrances.

Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? A new study has indicated that increased mobile phone use is associated with a lower sperm concentration and total sperm count.

A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.

In the late 1970s, the relationship between the c-Src gene and cancer was discovered. Since then, c-Src has been found to be overactivated in half of colon, liver, lung, breast, prostate and pancreatic tumors, but its function is not yet understood.

In efforts to improve public health, researchers have investigated the complex microbial ecosystems found in pit latrines, using genetic tools to better understand sanitation technologies.