Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of other body parts is a little bit more of a mystery. The human body is a ...

If there is one thing guaranteed to get me to watch a film, regardless of my mood or the movie’s reputation, it would be the sentence, “It’s got Michael Ironside in it”. I’m just a huge fan, and have ...

The improvement of proteins and pathways for biotechnology and biomedical applications can be achieved by directed evolution 1,2. Directed evolution typically uses iterative rounds of selection or ...

Figure 3: CPR evolved 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan–using tRNA synthetase and optimized tRNA. The evolution of transcription and translation machinery suggests that CPR can evolve enzymes and RNAs that are ...

Your body is walking proof of evolution, but some parts have grown unnecessary over time. Here are five useless body parts left over from evolution. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science ...