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Researchers have reported a new way to bring ancient proteins back to life, successfully generating ancestral rhodopsins that can be tested experimentally in bacteria.
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Osaka, Japan
Who
researchers from The University of Osaka, Haruto Ishikawa, Yasuhisa Mizutani
What
Researchers have reported a new way to bring ancient proteins back to life, successfully generating ancestral rhodopsins that can be tested experimentally in bacteria.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:30:00 GMT · 3h 43m ago
Where
Osaka, Japan ·
Why
They aimed to unlock the secrets behind the evolution of a single protein family and understand the evolution of ancestral proteins.
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This new methodology, ConsistASR, can help reconstruct and engineer other ancestral proteins, offering functional insight into protein evolution and potentially advancing studies in microbiology and protein function.
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