The Times of Israel

Israeli scientists say tiny organisms can revamp their own RNA to survive extreme heat

Using a novel method, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers map 16 types of simultaneous changes in dozens of samples; ...
Knewz on MSN

Researchers identify common ancestor of complex life on Earth — 'Asgard' archaea

Researchers investigate into the various lineages of Asgard archae, and determine one related to Hods as the ancestor of ...

Cells reveal 'survival of the fittest' through ribosome competition

Ribosomes—the tiny factories that build proteins in our cells—don't all work with the same efficiency. Researchers from Japan ...
Frontiers

R-loops as a trigger for intra- and extrachromosomal DNA amplification in cancer

R-loops consist of double-stranded DNA-RNA hybrids and a complementary DNA strand that is displaced from the duplex. R-loops play important role in numerous normal physiological processes, including ...