Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, ...

The newly compiled tree of life will help scientists piece together the origins of flowering plants and inform future ...

In DNA, adenine always pairs with thymine (A-T), and guanine always pairs with cytosine ... has revolutionized our understanding of the tree of life and the mechanisms of evolution.

These selfish genetic elements are major agents of gene ... Pattern pluralism and the Tree of Life hypothesis. PNAS 104, 2043–2049 (2007) Embley, T. M. & Martin, W. Eukaryotic evolution, changes ...

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

To help you explore this tree and understand ... our version of the game of life. Start by building your own phylogenetic trees by analyzing the traits and DNA that characterize selected species.

A new review reveals how your DNA shapes reproductive health, fertility, and even life expectancy. Led by researchers from the University of Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and ...

The genetic work should show how species relate ... "It’s a pipefish," says Kes Scott-Somme, a research assistant on the Darwin Tree of Life project. "It's basically like a stretched-out seahorse.

Because of the great diversity among viruses, biologists have struggled with how to classify these entities and how to relate them to the conventional tree of life. They may represent genetic ...

A newly developed "plant tree of life" may help scientists crack an "abominable mystery" declared by Charles Darwin. Flowering plants first evolved over 140 million years ago. Their sudden ...

Students use both morphology and analysis of DNA sequences to identify relationships ... us understand how evolution has shaped life on Earth. Deep Tree: Students explore an interactive tree ...

Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes - the genetic make-up or "code of life" - of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree. The 363 species' genomes, including 267 ...