The study outlines a new scenario for understanding how genome regulation and chromatin organization influence the evolution of animal body plans. The conservation of genome regulatory elements over ...

Convergent evolution—where distinct species independently evolve similar traits or functions, such as the wings of birds and bats—has long fascinated biologists. Now, a research team led by Prof. Zou ...

Cell division is fundamental to life, enabling growth, reproduction, and survival across all organisms, from single-celled bacteria to complex multicellular animals. While animals and fungi share a ...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which bacteria share their genetic material through virus parasites. The insights could help scientists to better understand how bacteria ...

A new international study reveals the unexpected importance of acoustic communication in the evolution of boxfishes. This ...

Ironically, one great unsolved problem in Darwin's master work, On the Origin of Species, was just that: How and why do species originate? Darwin and his later followers were faced with a seeming ...

Bacteriophage research stands at the crossroads of virology, genomics, and microbial ecology, with phages recognized as the ...

The development of modern evolutionary theory : Darwin ; Mendelism ; Johannsen ; Population genetics ; The modern synthesis ; Further developments -- The factors of ...