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Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering ...

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Our temperatures have continued to fluctuate, but our winter weather will eventually remain colder and the darkness will ...

The authors present new expression analysis software (TEKRABber) to help analyze expression correlations between transposable elements (TEs) and KRAB zinc finger (KRAB-ZNF) genes in experimentaly ...

Saber-tooth fangs acted like an “evolutionary ratchet,” ensuring the hunting prowess of animals but limiting their ...

Researchers Stunned After Learning Extinct Species of Large Kangaroo May Have Walked On Four Legs Kangaroos who are native to ...