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Animals across the tree of life have developed a mind-boggling variety of ways to become male or female.

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Diving Into the Brittle Star Genome to Understand the Evolution of Regeneration

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Rockfish Genes Hold Clues to Human Longevity

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My Daughter’s First Pet—the Next Big Model Organism?

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Giant Viruses Can Integrate into the Genomes of Their Hosts

New Genome Sequences Reveal Undescribed African Migration

Ancient Humans Had Hepatitis B

Effects of Neanderthal DNA on Modern Humans

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Do Pathogens Gain Virulence as Hosts Become More Resistant?

Infographic: Evolving Virulence

Lords of the Flies

New Giant Virus Group Reported

Non-Chromosomal DNA Drives Tumor Evolution

Humans Never Stopped Evolving

Neanderthals’ Genetic Legacy

Pumpkins Saved By People?

Computer Science Pioneer Dies

Fending Off Infection in Future Generations

Genomic Elements Reveal Human Diversity

Lost Y Chromosome Genes Found on Autosomes

Genome Digest

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The Advent of Automated and AI-Driven Benchwork

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Discover how new technologies can accelerate genotyping.

Scalable Solutions for High-Throughput Genotyping

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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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