genetics & genomics, evolution, genetics

Contrary to earlier results, FOXP2 did not undergo a “selective sweep” as humans developed language, a study finds.

By analyzing the genomes of 161 dog breeds, scientists discover how and when certain canine breeds emerged.

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

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

Two genomic studies place the divergence of men from their most recent common ancestor nearer in time to that of women, though the field is far from a consensus.

A new study finds that an Alaskan population of the fish has quickly evolved in response to warming temperatures.

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

Meet the species whose DNA has recently been sequenced.

Women of the French families that colonized Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries had more children and grandchildren than late comers to the region.

Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.