The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create and maintain its own ecosystem in arid regions. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians, people have ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

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Our study shows that some relationships in the tree of life can only be determined using huge amounts of genome data. But our study also demonstrates the power of studying genomes and fossils ...

Although most biologists would argue that viruses are not alive, some argue that viruses should be included in the tree of life. All organisms, they contend, should be divided into ribosome ...

Trishan: What does biology tell us about what it means to ... we're related to everything around us. You know, it's a tree of life. If you look at a tree and you see it comes up and then divides ...