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Published Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution - Extinction of Steam Locomotives Derails Assumptions About Biological Evolution


When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomot...
Published A detailed map of the microverse: Microbial niches - A Detailed Map of the Microverse: Microbial Niches



What defines the habitat -- the ecological niche -- of a microorganism? It is a combination of envir...
Published Natural selection can slow evolution, maintain similarities across generations



New research suggests that natural selection, famous for rewarding advantageous differences in organ ...
Published This parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh--it's also an extreme example of genome shrinkage



Balanophora shed one third of its genes as it evolved into a streamlined parasitic plant -- an extre...
Published Geneticists discover hidden 'whole genome duplication' that may explain why some species survived mass extinctions - Geneticists Discover Hidden 'Whole Genome Duplication' That May Explain Why Some Species Survived Mass Extinctions



Geneticists have unearthed a major event in the ancient history of sturgeons and paddlefish that has...
Published New method traces ancestry of hybrid plants and animals - New Method Traces Ancestry of Hybrid Plants and Animals



Hybrid plants and animals have complicated genomes. A biologist has discovered a way to reveal their...
Published Study finds widespread 'cell cannibalism,' related phenomena across tree of life



Researchers describe cell-in-cell phenomena in which one cell engulfs and sometimes consumes another...
Published Genomes of 'star algae' shed light on origin of plants



Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form complex bodies with m...
Published The genetic 'switches' of bone growth



In mammals, only 3% of the genome consists of coding genes which, when transcribed into proteins, en...
Published Researchers expose new symbiosis origin theories, identify experimental systems for plant life



Research work on symbiosis -- a mutually beneficial relationship between living organisms -- is push ...
Published Half a billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of mollusks



Exceptional fossils with preserved soft parts reveal that the earliest mollusks were flat, armored s...
Published 'We're all Asgardians': New clues about the origin of complex life - We're All Asgardians: New Clues About the Origin of Complex Life



According to a new study, eukaryotes -- complex life forms with nuclei in their cells, including all...
Published Scientists transform algae into unique functional perovskites with tunable properties - Scientists Transform Algae into Unique Functional Perovskites with Tunable Properties


Scientists have transformed single-cell algae into functional perovskite materials. The team has con...
Published The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past - The Rediscovery of an Ethereal Fairy Lantern Brightly Illuminates Their Mysterious Past


After more than 30 years, botanists have rediscovered Thismia kobensis, a type of mysterious-looking...
Published Biologists determine the evolutionary age of individual cell types providing critical insights for animal development - Biologists Determine the Evolutionary Age of Individual Cell Types Providing Critical Insights for Animal Development



A research team has recently made a significant discovery about the evolutionary age of different ty...
Published What marsupials can teach us about brain development - What Marsupials Can Teach Us About Brain Development



Research has revealed features of early human brain development are mimicked in the brains of marsup...
Published Genome editing: Reducing off-target mutations in DNA - Genome Editing: A Leap Forward in Reducing Off-Target Mutations in DNA



Researchers have developed a novel genome editing technique known as NICER, which results in signifi...
Published Researchers discover a new species of larger benthic foraminifer from the Ryukyu Islands - Researchers Unearth a New Species of Larger Benthic Foraminifer in the Ryukyu Islands



An international group of researchers have discovered a previously unknown species of large foramini...
Published Older trees accumulate more mutations than their younger counterparts - Older Trees Accumulate More Mutations Than Their Younger Counterparts



A study of the relationship between the growth rate of tropical trees and the frequency of genetic m...
Published How evolution works - How Evolution Works: Understanding the Mechanisms of Natural Selection



What genetic changes are responsible for the evolution of phenotypic traits? This question is not al...