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.
Two new fossils of ancient primates shed light on the divergence of apes and Old World monkeys.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
A molecule found only in the blood of young mice dramatically reverses thickening and stiffening of the heart muscle in old mice.
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
Inflammation in the hypothalamus may induce degeneration in tissues throughout the body.
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.
Research Associate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Age: 27