Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
New proteins from nowhere -- how evolution shapes the structure and function of a newly emerged protein in flies
By Andreas Lange, Prajal H. Patel and Geoffrey D. Findlay. In a collaboration that spanned three continents, we analysed the structure, function, and evolutionary history of a Drosophila protein that emerged from previously non-coding DNA and has since become essential for male fertility.
Successfully Combining Two Decades of Aerosol Data
Merging long-term records of aerosol loading creates a high-quality, useful dataset for a continental site.