“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, represent the most diverse group of seed plants, and their origin and evolution ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet ...

A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a ...

In a study published in Developmental Cell, a team led by Prof. Robert K. Naumann from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and researchers from BGI ...

Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to ...

Researchers find Apennine brown bears evolved into a smaller, less aggressive animal after centuries of coexistence with ...