A sequencing study suggests that some genes have evolved in parallel in humans and their canine companions, likely as a result of shared selection pressures.
A sequencing study suggests that some genes have evolved in parallel in humans and their canine companions, likely as a result of shared selection pressures.
The scientist who sued the Nobel committee is now suing Nobel winner Shinya Yamanaka.
Two new fossils of ancient primates shed light on the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys.
Christian de Duve chose to be euthanized at home in Belgium at age 95.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
In Chapter 4, “Darwin’s Barnacles, Agassiz’s Jellyfish,” author Christoph Irmscher describes his subject’s obsession with marine organisms.
Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin’s unheralded codiscoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection, found inspiration in the specimens he collected on his travels.
American naturalist Louis Agassiz had a zeal for collecting that encouraged a nation to engage with nature.
The 92-year-old bacterial geneticist who helped pioneer the study of gene regulation has passed away.