Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Several millions of RNA molecules move in unison
Synchronous behavior is widely observed in nature from firefly flashing in animals(1), sounds of hands clapping in human(2), heart and neural rhythm in biology(3,4) to nonmechanical oscillators(5,6) in the physical world...
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.
