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Published New genes can arise from nothing



The complexity of living organisms is encoded within their genes, but where do these genes come from...
Published Enzymes can't tell artificial DNA from the real thing



Researchers have come one step closer to unlocking the potential of synthetic DNA, which could help...
Published Where is a sea star's head? Maybe just about everywhere



A new study that combines genetic and molecular techniques helps solve the riddle of sea star (commo...
Published Much more than waste: Tiny vesicles exchange genetic information between cells in the sea



Researchers take a look at data that has so far been mostly discarded as contamination, revealing th...
Published Researchers create light-powered yeast, providing insights into evolution, biofuels, cellular aging



Researchers have engineered one of the world's first yeast cells able to harness energy from light,...
Published 450-million-year-old organism finds new life in Softbotics



Researchers have used fossil evidence to engineer a soft robotic replica of pleurocystitids, a marin...
Published Genomic study sheds light on how carnivorous Asian pitcher plants acquired signature insect trap



Scientists sequenced the genome of the East Asian pitcher plant, Nepenthes gracilis, a species of ca...
Published How shifting climates may have shaped early elephants' trunks



Researchers have provided new insights into how ancestral elephants developed their dextrous trunks....
Published Weedy rice gets competitive boost from its wild neighbors



Weedy rice is an agricultural pest with a global economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outc...
Published How food availability could catalyze cultural transmission in wild orangutans



The proverb "necessity is the mother of invention" has been used to describe the source from which o...
Published The veil varies more than the threat: Predator selection on variability in camouflage and warning signals



Researchers leveraged open-access digital collections to validate an age-old hypothesis in evolution...
Published Evolution is not as random as previously thought



A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which...
Published Less social with age



Scientists tested several hypotheses on the drivers of social aging in free-living Assamese macaques...
Published Genetic basis for the evolution of hair discovered in the clawed frog



The development of hair was of central importance for the evolution of mammals and thus also of huma...
Published Secrets of the naked mole-rat: new study reveals how their unique metabolism protects them from heart attacks



This unusual, subterranean mammal with extreme longevity shows genetic adaptations to low oxygen env...
Published Even the oldest eukaryote fossils show dazzling diversity and complexity



The sun has just set on a quiet mudflat in Australia's Northern Territory; it'll set again in anothe...
Published The search for the super potato



As climate change continues to pose severe challenges to ensuring sustainable food supplies around t...
Published Butterfly and moth genomes mostly unchanged despite 250 million years of evolution



Comparison of over 200 high-quality butterfly and moth genomes reveals key insights into their biolo...
Published Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails



A genetic change in our ancient ancestors may partly explain why humans don't have tails like monkey...
Published Reproductive success improves after a single generation in the wild for descendants of some hatchery-origin Chinook salmon



Researchers who created 'family trees' for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born...