Researchers have identified ancient proteins that may help explain how the first complex cells evolved from simpler ones over 15 billion years ago I ...

"When bacteria and archaea discovered tools that worked, they were passed down and are still part of our first line of defense." It is the shape of a protein that determines how it functions.

Humans come in an incredible variety of shapes, sizes, and proportions—no two bodies are identical. Many cultures and industries, however, have historically elevated one or two body shapes over others ...

Marine biology is the study of life in the oceans and brackish waters, which ranges from archaea and bacteria to marine mammals, and includes organisms such as corals that affect the shape of the ...

Faces - A face is a flat surface on a 3D shape. For example a cube has 6 faces. Edges - An edge is where two faces meet. For example a cube has 12 edges. Vertices - A vertex is a corner where ...

What kind of exercise can make us - or keep us fit? Find out more on In Good Shape, the health show on DW. Informative and entertaining, In Good Shape reports on the most interesting developments ...

Researchers analyzed 168,464 samples to uncover how geographic and technical factors shape global gut microbiome variation, ...

According to the research, vegans have the healthiest diets, followed by vegetarians and omnivores. However, the findings ...

Jan. 8, 2025 — A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic ...

In a similar analysis for Archaea, the team found that isolate genomes represent only 6.55% while MAGs account for about 57% of the estimated diversity of the available datasets. This leaves 36% ...

This valuable study investigates how the proteins of the Cdv division system in Metallosphaera sedula archaea sequentially interact with curved membranes in vitro, extending our understanding of this ...