Researchers led by Vamsi Mootha at Howard Hughes Medical Institute profiled mitochondrial proteins in five single-celled parasites and one plant, publishing nine papers in Cell, Cell Press Blue, Molecular Cell and Current Biology on October 1. The catalogues identified dozens of proteins absent in humans but shared among disease-causing parasites, including those behind malaria, sleeping sickness and giardiasis.
nature.com
· 2026-10-16
Researchers have managed to culture Asgard archaea, elusive microbes first identified from deep-sea sediment DNA in 2015, allowing direct study beyond genetic sequencing alone. One such culture, dubbed 'Skadi,' was recently transported across the US by a scientist determined to keep it alive and stable for continued research.
nature.com
· 2026-09-16
A newly launched interactive project lets users navigate biodiversity data by browsing taxonomic classifications from kingdom down to species level. The tool incorporates accepted species names as well as synonyms across all known forms of life, drawing on biodiversity observation records.
ptree.org
· 2026-09-04
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