Giant virus DNA may help polar algae survive harsh environments

In the game of survival, you can't always go it alone. Tiny algae living in the harsh conditions of the world's polar oceans ...

An asteroid sample contains all the key components for life on Earth

Life on Earth may have origins from far, far away. Scientists have found a full set of life-building molecules in a nearly ...
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I talked to Andy Weir about the astrobiology behind 'Project Hail Mary'

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.

30 Alien-Like Deep-Sea Creatures Documented By MBARI

The ocean is still one of the biggest mysteries on Earth, and the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Far below the surface, ...
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DeepMind releases AlphaGenome source code, aiming to improve its AI predictions of gene regulation

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...
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These archaea built a distinct genetic code to put pyrrolysine in proteins

There are few hard and fast rules in the study of life, but perhaps the closest we get is the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA is transcribed to RNA, which gets translated into proteins. The ...
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Single-celled organisms found to have a more complex DNA epigenetic code than multicellular life

The diversity of unicellular eukaryotes covered in the study, with their nucleus (blue) and microtubule cytoskeleton (magenta) stained. These organisms are so distantly related to each other as they ...