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A class of their own: New factors direct red algae chloroplast protein transport
A research group led by Osaka University has found a new class of proteins in the red algae Cyanidioschyzon merolae that are involved in moving proteins across ...
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2022
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A Real Turn On: Evolutionary Rotation of Fly Genitalia Tied to Mating Success
Osaka University researchers sought evidence that developmental genital rotation of flies in the order Diptera evolved in correlation with a shift to ...
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2019
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A tadpole with a twist: Left–right asymmetric development of Oikopleura dioica
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2020
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Artificial peptide bond formation provides clues to creation of life on Earth
Using amino thioacids rather than regular amino acids, Osaka University researchers established a new method to form α-peptide bonds for polypeptide chain ...
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2019
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Heredity Matters: Ancestral Protease Functions as Protein Import Motor in Chloroplasts
Japanese researchers identified a large novel protein complex in the inner chloroplast membrane that functions as a motor to import proteins into the ...
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2018
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Mouse Evolution Project reveals germline mutation rates and the long-term phenotypic effects of mutation accumulation
This group's achievements are thought to be important in considering the future risk of mutation in humans and in developing therapeutic methods for human ...
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2015
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Multidrug resistance: Not as recent as we thought
Researchers from Osaka University found that the ancient RND-type multidrug efflux pump AcrB from Haemophilus influenzae targets the same drugs as its more ...
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2019
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Study sheds light on recently evolved traits among Japanese descendants
Evolution allows advantageous traits to become predominant. Evolutionary adaptions that occur on comparatively short time scales are less well-understood. ...
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2018
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The making of mysterious mazes: how animals got their complex colorations
A researcher at Osaka University uncovered a simple mechanism underlying the intricate skin patterns of animals through comprehensive analyses of the diversity ...
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2020
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Winning the Arms Race: Analysis Reveals Key Gene for Bacterial Infection
Researchers at Osaka University applied molecular evolutionary analysis to quantify the severity of negative selection pressures on genes encoding the ...
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2019
