Cells are amazing—and amazingly complex—little micro-factories. So
complex, in fact, that it took longer for eukaryotic cells to
evolve—a billion years, at least—than ...
molecular time travel experiments reveal a simple genetic basis for
the evolution of a protein necessary for multicellularity, one billion
years ago.
The post Team identifie...
One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the evolution of Complex Life
by John Archibald Synopsis: We are in the midst of a revolution. It
is a scientific revolution built upon...
A study demonstrates how new 'molecular species' can emerge through
chemical evolution, a process likely involved at the origin of life.
The post The origins of abiotic spec...
"The Universe is called, with everything in it, MAYA, because all is
temporary therein, from the ephemeral life of a fire-fly to that of
the Sun. Compared to the eternal immut...
The introduction of West Nile virus (WNV) into North America in 1999
is a classic example of viral emergence in a new environment, with its
subsequent dispersion across the co...
