Transposable elements have proliferated in the bacterium Enterococcus faecium, altering its metabolism and genome structure.

A short period of heat stress changed genes in fruit flies, and these changes lasted for generations. Some offspring even ...

A breakthrough in genetics reveals how spines first appeared, changing what we know about the evolution of complex species.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The human body is full of evolutionary compromises. The loss of the tail may be one of the ...

A new study analyzed piRNA — first discovered in 2006 — as a strong predictor of short-term survival in older patients. It ...

Over 98% of our DNA was once dismissed as ‘junk,’ but scientists are now uncovering its hidden roles in health, disease, and evolution. From microproteins to transposable elements, the dark genome ...

Every cell in the human body squeezes over six feet of DNA into a minuscule speck invisible to the naked eye—like compressing ...

In two new studies, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have clarified how a long-banned group of chemicals, called ...

A research team has delivered one of the most comprehensive molecular portraits yet of Anthurium, a globally prized ...