Theory Challenges Darwin Doctrine Of Common Descent
The driving force in evolving cellular life on Earth has been horizontal gene transfer, in which the acquisition of alien cellular components, including genes and proteins, works to promote the evolution of recipient cellular entities.

Genes Next To One Another May Be Expressed Together
Our current understanding of gene expression, the fundamental process by which proteins are made from the instructions encoded in DNA, is that the process is tightly controlled so that the correct amount of each protein is produced in the right place at the right time.

Regulator Of Heat Sensitivity Discovered In Tomatoes
Scientists at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany have discovered a master genetic regulator of heat sensitivity in tomatoes, whose activity is critical for tomato ripening at high temperatures.

Nanopharmaceuticals Open Up Brand New Field Of Study
Drug-binding molecules tiny enough to travel through the body's smallest capillaries may provide a way to spare the heart and other organs from the toxic effects of drug overdose.

Experience Alters How People Perceive Emotion
Because people recognize the same emotions across languages and cultures, psychologists have long suspected that a person's ability to perceive basic emotions is innate.

Racing Bulldozers To Preserve Archaeological Secrets
As dam construction threatens to flood the Tigris River Valley in Turkey, University of Utah archaeologist Bradley J. Parker is racing time as he works to unearth secrets buried at Kenan Tepe.