A groundbreaking study by the Roslin Institute explores how whole genome duplication shaped the complexity and evolution of ...

Liver cells attempt to shut down as a defense mechanism against cancer, but this strategy is not particularly effective.

Smithsonian paleoanthropologists explore how the year brought us closer to understanding ancient human relatives and origins ...

This dynamic field has seen tremendous change in recent years. Leaders share their perspectives on what trends we can expect ...

The potential extinction of one of Florida’s ancient plant species is more than just the loss of an individual species; it’s ...

While humans share over 95% of their genome with chimpanzees, our brains are far more complex due to differences in gene expression.

A groundbreaking DNA analysis has finally identified James Vanest as the perpetrator in the brutal 1981 murder of Debra ...

This shows that the DNA extrusion and twisting mechanisms stayed the same for very long times during evolution. No matter whether DNA is looped in humans, yeast, or any other cell—nature employs ...

Evolutionary biologist Huang Shi argues that lack of genetic diversity among East Asians suggests they are real ancestors of ...

With stories of our living ape relatives using medicine and information about the evolution of adolescence ... in modern humans may be linked to their DNA in our own genomes: susceptibility ...

Semisulcospira egretta, named after the city bird of Xiamen, the egret, was discovered by researchers in a stream during a survey of gastropods in the genus, according to a study published Jan. 2 in ...