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...
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...