The conservation of genome regulatory elements over long periods of evolution is not limited to vertebrates, as previously ...

Soluble rocks, such as limestone and dolomite, can create karst formations, including caves, gullies, and troughs, due to ...

An international research team has discovered various mechanisms in asexual mites that generate genetic diversity and thus ensure survival. In collaboration with colleagues from international partner ...

Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab. Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by ...

A random mutation in a gene can alter its function and bring about a new characteristic that can pass down for many generations, but this may not be the only way that organisms can inherit a trait.

Ironically, one great unsolved problem in Darwin's master work, On the Origin of Species, was just that: How and why do species originate? Darwin and his later followers were faced with a seeming ...

Autoimmune diseases arise when the immune system mistakenly targets and damages the body’s cells and tissues as though they ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a highly prevalent sensory disorder globally, affecting over 1.5 billion people, with a ...