Where do new genes come from? That's the question a team of biological sciences researchers from the U of A set out to answer ...

Findings suggest that new genes can form by repurposing fragments of ancestral genes while incorporating entirely new coding regions (the protein-coding parts of the DNA). This innovative concept ...

From where do novel genes originate? In a recent study, a group of University of Arkansas researchers studying biological ...

The structure of the hyperactive Type I antifreeze (Maxi) showing the extensive array of buried water molecules. The protein is a homodimer of beta-hairpin subunits (colored yellow and orange).

Italian media have cried foul over Unilever's plans to sell ice creams containing fish antifreeze proteins this summer. The European Commission granted marketing authorization in April ...

They did so by examining the evolution of antifreeze proteins in fish — an essential adaptation that allows fish to survive in freezing waters by preventing ice formation through the binding of ...

Unless, that is, you have antifreeze in your blood. In the 1960s, molecular biologist Arthur de Vries discovered a protein in fish blood that prevents ice particles from forming, effectively ...

You should think twice before pouring water into your radiator to fix this and instead go with one of the two superior remedy options out there: antifreeze and engine coolant. Both are ...

Fish at the other end of Earth, in the Arctic, also have antifreeze proteins. But those two populations of fish split long before they developed the antifreeze genes and proteins. And, researchers ...

As the name suggests, the primary function of antifreeze is to prevent your car's coolant from freezing in low temperatures (with coolant being a combination of water and antifreeze). All liquid ...