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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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JAN 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Is it natural to remain committed to a mate for life? Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have used genetics t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2019Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 01, 2019Neuroscience
When you imagine a Neanderthal, what comes to mind? For many, the brain paints a picture of a primitive person; one ofte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2018Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Plants & Animals
There exist a bevy of ways that an animal species can be driven to evolve, but one of the more controversial methods of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Videos
It may be possible to swab a dog's cheek and do a genetic test to see if it would make a good service dog.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Neanderthal heads are almost football-shaped, while modern humans have much rounder brains and skulls.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2018Videos
Learn more about how genetics and bioinformatics techniques are helping researchers to understand how microbes adapt, su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Lalochezia is an emotional relief obtained by spewing vulgar language, and science suggests that swearing regularly coul ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2018Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2018Neuroscience
Identifying the connection between the brain size to smartness has become much more plausible due to accuracy in estimat ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Interspecific mutualism – when two different animal species depend on one another for survival – can be foun ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have created microbes that incorporate new nucleotide bases and new amino acids.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Is it natural to remain committed to a mate for life? Researchers at the University of Texas Austin have used genetics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Bats are a vital part of the ecosystem, but they also host deadly viruses. Scientists have now discovered a new filoviru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the Florida Museum of National History have banded together to urge other scientists to take advantage o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Science Advances sheds new light on how we view the Sahara Desert. Though it is now thought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 01, 2019
Neuroscience
When you imagine a Neanderthal, what comes to mind? For many, the brain paints a picture of a primitive person; one ofte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2018
Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
There exist a bevy of ways that an animal species can be driven to evolve, but one of the more controversial methods of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Red wolves were thought to be extinct in the wild and were listed as such in 1980. Researchers have now found red wolf D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Videos
It may be possible to swab a dog's cheek and do a genetic test to see if it would make a good service dog.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Cell, research at Northwestern University School of Medicine has involved scientists discov
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Neanderthal heads are almost football-shaped, while modern humans have much rounder brains and skulls.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2018
Videos
Learn more about how genetics and bioinformatics techniques are helping researchers to understand how microbes adapt, su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Lalochezia is an emotional relief obtained by spewing vulgar language, and science suggests that swearing regularly coul
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that some dust contains high amounts of a common antimicrobial agent called triclosan.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
With as much excavating as paleontologists do, it’s no surprise that they’re always happening upon new fossi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of European researchers has discovered a new strain of the bacteria that causes plague.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Identifying the connection between the brain size to smartness has become much more plausible due to accuracy in estimat
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Interspecific mutualism – when two different animal species depend on one another for survival – can be foun
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have created microbes that incorporate new nucleotide bases and new amino acids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch