Natural selection uses duplicated genes as raw material for functional innovation, co-opting their existing features to new functions. Understanding genetic innovation requires two questions to be ...
Lysosomes are dynamic organelles that receive membrane traffic input from the secretory, endocytic, autophagic and phagocytic pathways. They can also fuse with the plasma membrane. Live-cell imaging ...
Gain-of-function research (GOFR) refers to the serial passaging of microorganisms to increase their transmissibility, virulence, immunogenicity, and host tropism by applying selective pressure to a ...