Researchers have traced how Balanophora evolved an extreme parasitic lifestyle—shrinking its plastid genome and, in some species, abandoning sexual reproduction entirely.
Author: Ng Sher Ying
Ribosome Fight Club: How Cells Eliminate Inefficient Ribosomes
Poorly performing ribosomes are eliminated in a ‘survival of the fittest’ mechanism, ensuring the quality of protein synthesis in cells.
Your Medicine Cabinet Is Polluting The Ocean
Over-The-Counter medication makes up the majority of pharmaceutical pollution in Hong Kong rivers, and may persist in rivers long enough to spread into coastal waters.