It’s something you learn in high school – there are two basic approaches to cellular life – prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and…
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Biology Bacterium excluded from the Eukaryote ClubRead more
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Bioinformatics How do you like your fish? Phylogenised!Read more
The bony fishes are one of the success stories of life on planet earth, diverse in shape and habit, and thriving in…
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Biology Playing Roulette with Seven SexesRead more
Have you ever watched “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”? There are these seven brothers and, well you get the idea… But that…
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Biology Are We Quorate Yet? Return to Bug SignallingRead more
You’re at a cheesy disco – it’s a large room, the lights are down, the music’s loud. But no one’s dancing. Because…
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post Positive Charges Clog the Ribosomal TunnelRead more
Back when I was a lad we used to do lots of experiments, generate some data, analyse them, and try to come up…
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post Molecular movements drive bacterial signalingRead more
It’s a tough world out there, and just like us, bacteria need to be able to sense their environment in order to…
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Bioinformatics Bacterial Evolution – The MovieRead more
Recent advances in sequencing technology have brought us the complexity of microbial metagenomes from oceans, soils and guts. These massive datasets of…
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Biology Muscular dystrophy and vitaminsRead more
Therapy for muscular dystrophy? A new study in PLOS Biology raises the possibility that vitamin B3 might be worth assessing as…
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Biology Bumblebee orienteeringRead more
Bumblebees (also quaintly known as dumbledores, long before the wizard was a twinkle in JK Rowling’s eye) have an image problem. Their…