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The largest analysis of bat genomes and fossils suggests that the first bats emerged in Europe roughly 65 million years ago and that echolocation evolved early.

A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals.

New bat genome and fossil study, the largest ever, finds bats likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago before going global. 

An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.

Biggest study of its kind provides insights into bats’ evolution – a potential gamechanger for research into human virus and cancer treatment

Genomic and fossil records could offer clues to the mammal’s ability to kill damaged cells that might eventually improve human health

Nature - What the UN vote to ditch the Mercator projection means for education, navigation and public perception.

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The design of RNA-guided nucleases with properties not limited by evolution can expand programmable genome-editing capabilities. However, generating diverse multidomain proteins with robust enzymatic ...

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Long-read sequencing enables comprehensive transcriptome characterization but remains challenging to benchmark due to sequencing errors, sample variability, and the limited scope of existing evaluatio...

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ONTOLOGY is a new platform for distributed DNA barcoding and metabarcoding—is integrates freeze-dried ‘just-add-water’ PCR plates that complete indexing and amplification in one step, and software tha...

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The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe.

High-sugar diets cause human metabolic diseases, yet several bird lineages convergently adapted to feeding on sugar-rich nectar or fruits. We investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms in hummin...

The mammals carry immune adaptations that emerged when their ancestors took to the skies.

A systematic analysis of 115 mammalian genomes, including 10 new bat genomes, reveals prevalent positive selection in immune genes in bats and shows key adaptations in the antiviral gene ISG15 that ai...