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

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a new study. It is the first time researchers use data from ...

Researchers say strategy will help understand the history of life, monitor the spread of pathogens or create new treatments for disease.

Two fundamental mechanisms of gene regulation involve transcription factors and microRNAs, a large class of small, non-coding RNAs. It is widely believed that phenotypic evolution is closely ...

The origins of life on Earth have long fascinated scientists, particularly the nature of the last universal common ancestor ...

A simplified evolutionary tree for the genus Psilocybe. Clade I and Clade II represent the Psilocybe species with the same gene order patterns within their psilocybin-producing gene clusters.

A gene known as HbS was the center of a medical and evolutionary detective story that began in the middle 1940s in Africa. Doctors noticed that patients who had sickle cell anemia, a serious ...

A study carried out at the University of Helsinki shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can ... particularly for understanding rapid evolutionary changes in salmon populations affected ...