Mariana Trench expedition discovers new lifeforms flourishing in deep-sea environment
Shanghai Jiao Tong University along with multiple collaborating institutions including the University of Copenhagen and ...
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Protein fragments ID two new 'extremophile' microbes—and may help find alien life
Traditional gene sequencing compared the nucleotides of the 16s rRNA gene (a typical gene for sequence-based microbe analysis) from each sample to a database for identification. The newer ...
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The three domains of cellular life (simplified schemes)
(A) The unrooted three-domain tree derived by phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA and other information-processing genes. (B) The rooted three-domain tree. (C) The network of life. A: archaea ...
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Chemical Structure of RNA
Prokaryotic organisms contain one type of rRNA gene that encodes three distinct RNA species: the 23S, 5S, and 16S rRNAs. In comparison, eukaryotic cells contain two types of rRNA genes that give ...
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA): The Catalytic and Structural Component of Ribosomes
The main types of rRNA include: Small Subunit rRNA: In prokaryotes, the small subunit contains the 16S rRNA, while in eukaryotes, it contains the 18S rRNA. These rRNAs are involved in mRNA binding and ...