Biology
The unusual 'love' type of deadly pathogen
A fungus that causes deadly meningitis has a very special mating strategy in which it does
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Biology
Men will not disappear
A recent study found that the Y chromosome is evolving faster than the rest of the human genome.
Biology
One step closer to artificial life
Researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) have published results describing the method in which the entire genome of Mycoplasma mycoides is copied in a yeast cell.
Biology
The process of yeast reproduction does not have mating genes
A type of sexual cycle pathogenic yeast is able to turn into sexual intercourse in spite of a lack of reproductive genes.
Biology
How can the DNA recovery system replicate chromosomes?
Researchers have recently discovered that chromosomal fractures can bind together to alter chromosomes while simultaneously generating new species.
Biology
Study population by X chromosome
The department of genetics at Leicester University is well known for its studies of human population using the Y chromosome, which includes the relationship between the…
Biology
Bread mold keeps the secret of disabling the gene causing the disease
Most people see bread when they see bread, they leave it. The remaining percentage sees a potential world of small mold species. A University of Missouri scientist, alon…
Biology
The ability to repair genes can compensate for sex
Birds and bees all have sexual intercourse between males and females, but tiny creatures of the bdelloid rotifer class seem to be completely satisfied with their sexless…
Biology
Are humans evolving faster?
Genetic evidence found that the evolution of humanity is accelerating, it does not level off or only increases at a regular pace as the researchers still think. Thus, it…
Biology
Genes play an important role in making a difference in male and female behavior
Yale University scientists have demonstrated that, not only are sex hormones characterized by the ability to make a difference in behavior between males and females, but…
Biology
Has created artificial chromosomes?
American researcher Craig Venter has made the science world flutter when he claims to have created artificial life. This achievement, according to Venter, will be a mira…
Biology
Decoding the whole gene, will people be immortal?
On May 17, 2006, the Nature journal (a No. 1 scientific journal in the world) published an important article: After 10 years of work, an international scientific group c…
Biology
The Y chromosome helps detect nesting tools
According to a recent study based on genetic information from Y chromosome, about 1.5 million people in Mongolia and northern China share ancestors. The historical data…
Biology
Reverses the process of cell division
US scientists have just found a way to reverse the process of cell division, which previously seemed impossible. This invention is very significant for cancer, self-cell…