Scientists have identified tubulin structures in primitive Asgard archea that may have been the precursor of our own cellular ...

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and ...

A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals a surprising evolutionary insight: sometimes, losing genes rather ...

The microbiome comprises a multitude of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism. The interactions of body cells and the microbiome form a structural and often ...

In a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution which included the involvement of UAB Professor Jaime Martínez Urtaza, researchers discovered that losing genes rather than gaining them can favor ...

Bacterial cells have lots of interesting abilities. They can easily share genes with one another and evolve; they can pass a kind of memory onto offspring; and they can change and adapt in a variety ...

Research into microbial pathogenesis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is at a critical juncture. Traditional experimental methods often struggle with the ...

Biologists discover mechanisms of evolutionary change in a cheese fungus. The discovery may point to more robust ...

Cell division is one of the most thoroughly studied processes in biology, yet many of its details remain mysterious. A century-old puzzle surrounding the "crown" of cell division—the kinetochore ...

Mpox is an infection caused by the monkeypox virus, a zoonotic disease that causes a painful, bumpy rash. It can be spread through direct contact with infected animals or the body fluids of an ...