genetics, evolutionary biology

The Yale biologist says that organisms’ behavior, physiology, and morphology engage in a constant “evolutionary dance.”

From skin color to immunity, human biology is linked to our archaic ancestry.

See when and where our ancestors may have interbred with Neanderthals and Denisovans.

Researchers identify the genetics underlying the development of dorsal fins in ancient fish.

In addition to serving as a set of instructions to build an individual, the genome can influence neighboring organisms and, potentially, entire ecosystems.

Large-scale sequencing effort confirms several mutations that confer lactase persistence in Africans, while haplotype analysis sheds light on the trait’s origins.

Mistimed sleep disrupts human transcriptome; canine tumor genome; de novo Drosophila genes; UVA light lowers blood pressure; aquatic microfauna fight frog-killing fungus

An analysis of the transcriptomes of several fruit fly strains reveals dozens of possible de novo genes in each.

Mitochondria mutations that affect male, but not female, aging could explain why women tend to live longer than men.

Inspired by Darwin, Mohamed Noor has uncovered the molecular dance by which a single species becomes two.

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