Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps the species survive. Some pieces of DNA are more like parasites, along for ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers discover that "introners," transposable elements, are responsible for spreading noncoding DNA ...

DNA is the genetic code that provides the biological instructions for every living species, but not every bit of DNA helps ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly rich microbial diversity thriving in some of the harshest soils on Earth — those of ...

Researchers used high-throughput DNA sequencing to measure biodiversity along a transect – a succession from recently exposed ...

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The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) forms part of an international consortium that is preparing the Tree of Sex ...

But many schools nationwide are grappling with what to do amid the Trump administration’s push to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within higher education. Early on in his ...