Losing Opens Up New Possibilities for Subsequent Gains Evolution is traditionally associated with increasing complexity and ...

Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

Arachnid evolution involved multiple land transitions, not just one. Spiders and scorpions evolved key traits through gene duplication.

A recent paper provides an updated perspective on the evolutionary history of chelicerates—a diverse and ecologically ...

Kane NC, Zhan S, Barker MS, Rieseberg LH. 2011. Molecular evolution across the Asteraceae: micro- and macroevolutionary processes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 28:32253235. Mayrose M, Kane NC, ...

New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

Evolution is traditionally associated with increasing complexity and gaining new genes, but gene loss and simplification also ...

Through genome analysis, the scientists uncovered surprising insights into yerba mate’s evolutionary history – particularly ...

The brains of birds and mammals have diverged substantially during the course of evolution. A research team at the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University has investigated how similar ...

depending on how innovative evolution is required to adapt to the environment. Hatakeyama's interest in polyploidy traces back to his early work in molecular biology during his master's course ...

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