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Evolution: the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. Repeated formation of new species, change within species, and loss of species throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships, using both existing species and fossils.
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JUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with geneticall ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Archeological digs have told us a lot about human history, but genetic tools have been able to fill in some of the gaps ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
A team of scientists led by the Centre for Astrobiology have discovered that the bulges we see in disc galaxies formed i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Today, many scientists are investigating SARS-CoV-2 variants in their research projects. In order to facilitate screenin ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.JUN 07, 2021Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 30, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You've heard of the periodic table of the elements, but do you know of a periodic table for cells? Researchers have crea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
There's a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy, but it's difficult for astronomers to see exactly what's happe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 22, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Cancer
New research stemming from a collaboration between researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, Royal Marsden, UCL and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 17, 2021Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Space & Astronomy
Scientists know that water is abundant in the solar system- existing in the rings of Saturn and on its moon, Enceladus. ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a potentially serious threat to public health. There are a variety of ways that peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with geneticall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Archeological digs have told us a lot about human history, but genetic tools have been able to fill in some of the gaps
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
A team of scientists led by the Centre for Astrobiology have discovered that the bulges we see in disc galaxies formed i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Today, many scientists are investigating SARS-CoV-2 variants in their research projects. In order to facilitate screenin
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
JUN 07, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You've heard of the periodic table of the elements, but do you know of a periodic table for cells? Researchers have crea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
There's a massive black hole at the center of our galaxy, but it's difficult for astronomers to see exactly what's happe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein synthesis, protein engineering, and synthetic biology researchers can research their protein of interest using e
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are everywhere, including our guts and mouths. Researchers are learnings more about the history of the human mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cancer
New research stemming from a collaboration between researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, Royal Marsden, UCL and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists know that water is abundant in the solar system- existing in the rings of Saturn and on its moon, Enceladus.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon