We review the main lines of evidence (molecular, cellular and whole organism) published
since the 1970s demonstrating Lamarckian Inheritance in animals, plants and …

Viroids are non-coding circular RNA molecules with rod-like or branched structures. They
are often ribozymes, characterized by catalytic RNA. They can perform many basic functions …

The discovery of exoplanets within putative habitable zones revolutionized astrobiology in
recent years. It stimulated interest in the question about the origin of life and its evolution …

Simple Summary Why do we need a collection of papers about the welfare of invertebrates,
and what do we need to learn from it? The most important reason is that they make up most …

The phosphorylation of nucleosides and their polymerization are crucial issues concerning
the origin of life. The question of how these plausible chemical processes took place in the …

Here, three researchers who have recently embarked on careers in cephalopod biology
discuss the current state of the field and offer their hopes for the future. Seven major topics …

Purines and pyrimidines are indispensable molecules of life; they are fundamental for
genetic code and bioenergetics. From the very early evolution of life purines have acquired …

The origins and global spread of two recent, yet quite different, pandemic diseases is
discussed and reviewed in depth: Candida auris, a eukaryotic fungal disease, and COVID …

Why is it that nature writing has reappeared in such profusion just as the planet becomes
city? Is it because nature is being extinguished or occluded rather than tended and …

Viruses are normally defined as pathogens and have a bad reputation because of
pandemics such as Influenza, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and SARS. Most viruses are, however, not …