Polyploidy, or whole-genome duplication (WGD), is a major mechanism of genome evolution across the tree of life and is ...

A gene that regulates the development of roots in vascular plants is also involved in the organ development of liverworts—land plants so old they don't even have proper roots. The Kobe ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham will investigate how genes responsible for disease and antifungal resistance might evolve and spread through ...

Genetic vectors are vehicles for delivering foreign DNA into recipient cells. Vectors can replicate autonomously and typically include features to facilitate the manipulation of DNA as well as a ...

Invasive species don't stop evolving themselves. Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer noses and shorter upper molar t ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

We know that the world and its various inhabitants, from plants to animals, are still evolving. In fact, some even believe ...

Gene therapy has experienced an increasing number of successful human clinical trials, leading to 6 FDA approved products using delivery vectors based on adeno-associated viruses (AAV). These ...

The world may need to start thinking differently about plants, according to a report in the journal Science by researchers who took a fresh look at spore-like microfossils with characteristics that ...

Researchers have developed a breakthrough zinc-ion battery that retains over 80 percent performance after 1,000 charge-discharge cycles.