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Protocols established to create algorithm that leverage evolutionary principles could help to direct evolution in the laboratory.

Photosystem II, the water-splitting enzyme of photosynthesis, has evolved two strategies to work in the shade using low energy far-red light.

By combining traditional knowledge of smallholder farmers and genetic techniques, scientists and farmers may collaborate to develop more climate resilient and productive crops that benefit local communities.

Vaccinating and boosting pigs against swine influenza A viruses reduces the risk of different virus strains swapping genetic material to create a pandemic strain.

The bacterium E. coli can incorporate nitrogen – in the form of ammonium – into its metabolism more flexibly than previously thought.

Analyzing how tightly packed genes are within chromatin reveals a key signaling pathway in the development of the mouse lung.

The p75NTR protein prevents granule cells from migrating too early to the right location, thereby ensuring the right number of neurons are formed at the right time.

A mutation linked with blood cancer changes the way cells cut their genetic code.