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Evolution: Gene regulation in transition

An in-depth analysis of a close relative of animals, Capsaspora owczarzaki , provides clues to the changes in gene regulation that occurred during the transition to multicellularity.

Nature doi: 10.1038/nature18447

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Cell biology: Membrane kiss mediates hormone secretion

Communication between cells relies on hormone release from secretory granules, but how these vesicles fuse with cell membranes is unclear. An imaging study provides in vivo evidence for a stable intermediate fusion step.

Nature doi: 10.1038/nature18446

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Defining the consequences of genetic variation on a proteome-wide scale

Genetic variation modulates protein expression through both transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. To characterize the consequences of natural genetic diversity on the proteome, here we combine a multiplexed, mass spectrometry-based method for protein quantification with an emerging outbred mouse model containing extensive genetic variation from eight inbred founder strains. By measuring genome-wide transcript and protein expression in livers from 192 Diversity outbred mice, we identify...

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Smile, you’re in the FBI face-recognition database

(credit: National Institutes of Health)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has access to as many as 411.9 million images as part of its face-recognition database. The bulk of those images are photographs of people who have committed no crime, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The report says the bureau's Facial Analysis,...

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