When a gene gets duplicated, it often leads to the recipe being followed too many times, and the resulting “leftovers,” the ...

About 75% of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does this ...

"Our discovery also explains the mystery of why a gene duplication expressed in most cells of the body could result in a disease that only affects one type of cell." ADLD is a fatal, adult onset ...

Scientists at the Agricultural Genomics Institute in Shenzhen discovered two genes that act as “sugar brakes” in tomatoes, ...

Genetic changes that can increase the yield of one crop don’t necessarily work for others, even if they’re close relatives.

About 75 percent of the world's food comes from 12 plants. Scientists estimate up to 30,000 species are edible. Not only does ...

"Arachnoid evolution has been shaped by a number of factors, including gene duplications that likely played a role in the development of key traits," explains Prof. Sharma. "By combining ...

The professor of evolutionary genetics at Trinity College Dublin explains what has driven her through her career and what she ...

In a paper published in Mycology, researchers investigated the adaptive mechanisms of Microsporum canis, a dermatophyte transitioning from animal to human hosts. Using comparative genomics, the study ...

Two studies led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Mass General Brigham have greatly expanded the ...

Few events raise the hackles of believers in good government more than the biannual list of high-risk federal programs.