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According to a new study, the ancestry of dogs can be traced to at least two populations of ancient wolves. Credit: Jessica Rae Peto An…
Image showing Demodex folliculorum mite on skin under Hirox microscope. Credit: University of Reading The secret lives of mites in the skin of our faces.…
A comprehensive family tree for primates has been created that covers more than 900 species. Fossil-based compilation reveals new information on the evolution and spread…
According to experts from the University of Otago, the moa’s distribution changed as the environment warmed and cooled. Ancient DNA provides a unique look at…
A study finds that algal genes provide answers to questions concerning plant growth and health. The discovery will help develop heat-tolerant crops and improve algal…
Researchers have discovered a new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage. Identifying DNA Repair Genes Holds Promise for Improving Cancer Treatment Cancer…
A newly created catalog of genomic diversity for endangered chimpanzees in the wild can help link confiscated chimpanzees to their place of origin, which could…
Researchers studying the European olm, and other cave dwellers, believe these strange creatures can provide important answers about evolution and even human eye diseases. Credit:…
When outfitted with a groundbreaking “laboratory in a can” to sample environmental DNA (eDNA), nimble robots like MBARI’s long-range autonomous underwater vehicle (LRAUV) can expand…
New research has revealed that the brain and testes appear to be extremely adaptable to the use of many different kinds of genetic code to…
Cartoon of CRISPR in cockroaches. Credit: Shirai et al./Cell Reports Methods According to a paper published in the journal Cell Reports Methods by Cell Press…
Researchers at EMBL Heidelberg found that inversions in the human genome are more common than previously thought, which impacts our understanding of certain genetic diseases.…
Illustration of human cancer cells. A team of researchers led by Yale UniversityEstablished in 1701, Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in…
New research shows that sperm production is critical to how regions of the genome are re-organized within and between chromosomes during evolution. In particular, inherited…
According to a new study, hunter-gatherers made use of open woodland conditions in the millennia before Stonehenge monuments were built. Research study investigates habitat conditions…
Using sophisticated computer modeling, a team of physicists and chemists has shown that errors in DNA reokication can arise due to the strange rules of…
Cell nucleus illustration. University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the…
Conceptual image of meteoroids delivering nucleobases to ancient Earth. The nucleobases are represented by structural diagrams with hydrogen atoms as white spheres, carbon as black,…
MIT researchers have discovered that chromatin spends most of its time in a partially looped state (middle). Fully formed loops (right) occur only three to…