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Using termite and cockroach genomes, researchers built phylogenetic trees from transposons, paving a new way to differentiate difficult evolutionary lineages.  

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Rockfish Genes Hold Clues to Human Longevity

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Climate Change May Favor Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

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The Long and Winding Road to Eukaryotic Cells

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Infographic: Evolutionary Leaps Leading to Modern Eukaryotes

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Scientists Resurrect Ancient Rubiscos to Understand Their Evolution

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For Frogs, Bigger Brains Mean Worse Camouflage

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This Simple Fish May Have Been One of the First Vertebrates

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Phyla of Tiny Filter Feeders Find a New Spot on the Tree of Life

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Infographic: Possible Mechanisms of Gene Transfer in Eukaryotes

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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