Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...
In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: ...
The headline figure of lifespan being around “50% heritable” risks being misunderstood as meaning genes determine half of a ...
In 1869, Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher isolated a mysterious substance from cell nuclei—an overlooked finding that would ...
A recent study published in Science challenged this trend, revising the estimate upward to about 50% by accounting for ...
Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...
Ferns, defined by large genomes, high chromosome counts, and pervasive aneuploidy as well as intraspecific polyploid ...
We are getting a clearer sense of where and how often Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, and it turns out the behaviour ...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, affecting more than ...
The cause of type 1 diabetes remains unknown and is a central focus of Boston College Assistant Professor of Biology Emrah Altindis and others in his field hoping to find new ways to help 1.6 million ...