An international research team found that a gene influencing lip shape in a Latin American population appears to have been inherited from the Denisovans, an extinct group of ancient humans who lived tens of thousands of years ago. Credit: UCL, Aix-Marseille University and The Open University research team Genes that determine the shape of...
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Hexbyte Glen Cove By changing their shape, some bacteria can grow more resilient to antibiotics
Comparison of growth of Caulobacter crescentus when exposed to an antibiotic (bottom) and not (top). Credit: Carnegie Mellon University New research led by Carnegie Mellon University Assistant Professor of Physics Shiladitya Banerjee demonstrates how certain types of bacteria can adapt to long-term exposure to antibiotics by changing their shape. The work was published in...