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A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists from the U.K., along with a colleague from the Netherlands, recently conducted a fascinating study to explore the running capabilities of Lucy, one of the most famous early hominins. Their findings, published in the journal Current Biology, suggest that Lucy could run upright, but her … Read more

A groundbreaking discovery has revealed that a cell protein, long thought to merely serve as a structural scaffold for DNA, plays a direct role in regulating the transcription of DNA into RNA. This process represents the initial step in how an organism’s genetic code is expressed, providing a deeper understanding of the fundamental mechanics of … Read more

An exciting new discovery by an international team of researchers offers fascinating insights into the early development of Ecdysozoa, a diverse and significant group of animals that includes roundworms, velvet worms, insects, and crustaceans. The discovery consists of fossilized embryos dating back approximately 535 million years, making them some of the oldest and best-preserved embryonic … Read more