Once dismissed as ‘junk DNA’ that served no purpose, a family of ‘jumping genes’ found in tomatoes has the potential to accelerate crop breeding for traits such as improved drought …read more Source:: Science
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How do jumping genes cause disease, drive evolution?
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•Researchers have developed new techniques to track the mobilization of jumping genes. They found that during a particular period of egg development, a group of jumping-genes called retrotransposons hijacks special …read more Source:: Science
What’s that? New study finds jumping spiders can hear more than you think
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•While jumping spiders are known to have great vision, a new study proves for the first time that spiders can hear at a distance. A study describes how researchers used …read more Source:: Science