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Streptochaeta Plant Genome Sheds Light on Grass Ancestry and Origin

Liu YL; Guo C; Gao SY; Fan DJ; Twyford AD; Wu H; Wang M; Hollingsworth PM; Kellogg EA; Li DZ; Ma PF

Scientists studied a special kind of grass called Streptochaeta to understand how grasses like rice, wheat, and maize evolved. They found that Streptochaeta had a whole-genome duplication, which might have happened in all grasses. This helps them learn more about how grass plants changed over time.

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How RNA Sorting and Translation Help Define Each Sensory Axon's Unique Traits

Silagi ES; Nduka E; Zuniga Paiz J; Pazyra-Murphy MF; Bhuiyan SA; Renthal W; Segal RA

The study looked at how nerve cells send messages in different parts using special tools to see how they work. They found that some important messages are made and sent to specific parts of the nerves to help them work better or fix themselves. Two special helper proteins, SFPQ and SRSF10, were important for getting the messages to the right places.

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