A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary relationships between species.

Bacterial DNA isolated from a 120-year-old preserved plant cutting helped reconstruct the history of Pierce’s disease in ...

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

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, the three-dimensional form of a protein can be utilized ...

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

For many decades, biologists have been reconstructing evolution by tracing how species and genes diverge from common ancestors. These phylogenetic or evolutionary trees are traditionally built by ...

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, ...

Researchers use data from protein shapes, combined with data from genomic sequences, to improve the reliability of ...

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

Common complaints received regarding trees, is that they block light, shade gardens and drop leaves/fruits. An individual’s tolerance of these complaints is a subjective and personal matter and there ...