Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Bioinformaticians examine new genes the moment they are born

Accumulating evidence suggests that new genes can arise spontaneously from previously non-coding DNA instead of through the gradual mutation of established genes. Bioinformaticians are now, for the first time, studying the earliest stages in the emergence of such 'genes out of thin air', also known as de novo genes.

from Top Health News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2x3vM5W

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A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something no one expected

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