New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that bats can tolerate coronaviruses and other viruses without becoming ill, thanks to special adaptations of their immune system.

Scientists have developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy -- organisms carrying extra genome copies -- in evolution. Their findings reveal that polyploidy can stabilize ...

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More information: Rose Marie Akiki et al, A long noncoding eRNA forms R-loops to shape emotional experience-induced behavioral adaptation, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adp1562 . www ...