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    Complex life descended from common Asgardian ancestor

    2023-06-26T10:17:00Z

    Researchers analyzing the genomes of hundreds of different archaea have discovered that eukaryotes trace their roots to a common Asgard archaean ancestor. 

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    CRISPR self-destruct protein may yield new tests for many viruses

    2023-01-06T16:55:00Z

    A recently discovered protein has been found to act as a kind of multipurpose self-destruct system for bacteria, capable of degrading single-stranded RNA, single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA and holding potential for the development of at-home diagnostic tests for a wide range of infectious diseases.