The study untangles these factors to create a more complete look at crop domestication than is possible in other major crops

In a recently-published review, researchers describe how ancestral origins impact the likelihood that people of African or Eurasian descent might develop immune-related diseases

When and how animal ancestors made the transition from single-celled microbes to complex multicellular organisms has been the focus of intense debate

University of Exeter researchers studied leadership in guppies by selectively breeding for fish that differed in how likely they were to lead a scouting party to examine a predator

A recent study of Heliconius butterflies says that it isn't

A new paper reveals that the microbiomes of closely-related bats can be totally different from each other, which suggests that having a community of helpful gut bacteria may not be so important for this group of mammals

An international team of researchers have created a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic watermelon's quality and ability to thrive during an era of climate change

Large, mobile gene clusters protect against a type of toxic attack by rival bacteria

Exploiting a strategy known as collateral sensitivity in bacteria could lead to the development of novel and sustainable treatments

Flipons—an instructive Genetic Code