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Evolution of biological complexity [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000 To make a case for or against a trend in the evolution of complexity in biological evolution, complexity needs to be both rigorously defined and measurable. A recent information-theoretic (but intuitively evident) definition identifies genomic complexity with the amount of information a sequence stores about its environment.
Adami, Christoph +2 more
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Bacterial N4-methylcytosine as an epigenetic mark in eukaryotic DNA
Nature Communications, 2022 Eukaryotic DNA can be methylated as 5-methylcytosine and N6-methyladenine, but whether other forms of DNA methylation occur has been controversial. Here the authors show that a bacterial DNA methyltransferase was acquired >60 Mya in bdelloid rotifers ...
Fernando Rodriguez +3 more
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The Compatibility of Evolution and Thomistic Metaphysics: A Reply to Dennis F. Polis [PDF]
Studia Gilsoniana, 2021 In this article the author discusses Dennis F. Polis’ defense of the compatibility of biological evolution and Thomistic metaphysics. Some of Polis’ methodological and metaphysical arguments are examined and it is explained why they are unfaithful to the
Robert A. Delfino
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Spatial organization of the kelp microbiome at micron scales
Microbiome, 2022 Background Elucidating the spatial structure of host-associated microbial communities is essential for understanding taxon-taxon interactions within the microbiota and between microbiota and host. Macroalgae are colonized by complex microbial communities,
S. Tabita Ramírez-Puebla +5 more
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Testing a non-destructive assay to track Plasmodium sporozoites in mosquitoes over time
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background The extrinsic incubation period (EIP), defined as the time it takes for malaria parasites in a mosquito to become infectious to a vertebrate host, is one of the most influential parameters for malaria transmission but remains poorly understood.
Catherine E. Oke +2 more
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Origins and evolution of biological novelty
Biological Reviews, 2022 ABSTRACTUnderstanding the origins and impacts of novel traits has been a perennial interest in many realms of ecology and evolutionary biology. Here, we build on previous evolutionary and philosophical treatments of this subject to encompass novelties across biological scales and eco‐evolutionary perspectives.
Kelly A. Carscadden +2 more
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Evolutionary Applications, 2021 Urban environments are among the fastest changing habitats on the planet, and this change has evolutionary implications for the organisms inhabiting them.
Allison J. Shultz +5 more
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Horizontal transfer of BovB and L1 retrotransposons in eukaryotes
Genome Biology, 2018 Background Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA sequences, colloquially known as jumping genes because of their ability to replicate to new genomic locations. TEs can jump between organisms or species when given a vector of transfer, such as a tick
Atma M. Ivancevic +3 more
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Evolution of Biologics Screening Technologies [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2013 Screening for biologics, in particular antibody drugs, has evolved significantly over the last 20 years. Initially, the screening processes and technologies from many years experience with small molecules were adopted and modified to suit the needs of biologics discovery.
Matthew J. Gardener +2 more
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Studies on Biological Development of Hybrid Bees Families
Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 2023 It has made a study concerning the biological development of hybrid bee’s families (Italian x Carpathian) comparative with Carpathian bee’s families. The bees were housed in multi-storey hives.
Monica Pârvu +4 more
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