The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, ...

The discovery of two ancient fossils shows early mollusks were more complex and diverse than previously thought. Researchers ...

Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

Evolutionary genetics is the study of how genetic variation leads to evolutionary change. It includes topics such as the evolution of genome structure, the genetic basis of speciation and ...

Evolutionary eye loss has occurred in multiple phyla in species that inhabit dark environments, but few of those species have been studied thus far. Here they show that cave planarians retain ...

Fruit trees need to be grown in the right conditions if they're to flower and fruit to their full potential. Bare-root fruit trees are generally cheaper to buy than potted trees, and the time to buy ...

The Pre-College Program in Computational Biology offers comprehensive training in both state-of-the-art laboratory techniques for generating biological data and the computational methods necessary to ...

An eco-evolutionary model shows that heterozygote advantage can maintain over 100 major histocompatibility complex alleles, providing a potent explanation for extraordinary immune gene diversity and ...