Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
The Implications of APOBEC3-Mediated C-to-U RNA Editing for Human Disease
We are publishing a manuscript which shows a connection between climate change and other environmental factors including pandemics and our gene expression. This manuscript also demonstrates the importance of RNA editing in the understanding of molecular biology.
Quantum phase synchronization via exciton-vibrational energy dissipation sustains long-lived coherence in photosynthetic antennas
Long coherent lifetime in the excitation energy transfer was observed in photosynthetic pigment dimers. The long-lasting coherences are protected by quantum phase synchronization realized by exciton-vibrational coupling where resonant anti-symmetric collective modes were dissipated.
What happened when China randomly assigned people to farm rice or wheat
The rice theory argues that the irrigation and high labor demands of rice farming gave southern China a more interdependent culture than the wheat-farming north. But how can we test whether rice really shapes culture? Two state farms started in the 1950s give us a rare natural experiment.
Differential inheritance of gene content among maize, rice, wheat, and bamboos following ancestral duplications and possible contribution to morphological and physiological differences
Grasses share a whole genome duplication called rho; we used both chromosomal collinearity and gene phylogeny to investigate the pattern of duplicate retention in different grass groups and found differentially retained duplicates that are implicated in environmental adaptations or morphogenesis.
