The recombination between parental chromosomes, a characteristic of sexual reproduction, plays a crucial role in evolution.

Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD)—the process by which organisms copy all their genetic material ...

On Thursday, March 13, the Department of Biology hosted Greg Lang, associate professor of biological sciences at Lehigh ...

When a cell divides, the genome has to be duplicated, then the two copies separated and one goes to each daughter cell. But ...

Evolution is nature's engine, driving and shaping genetic change and the diversity around us. Charles Darwin famously ...

Hyderabad: Recent global genomic study have provided fresh insights into how primates, including monkeys, apes, lemurs, and ...

Researchers have shown that differences in the entire rotavirus genome -- not just its two surface proteins -- affect how well vaccines work, helping to explain why some strains are more likely to ...

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, the research teams led by Professor Shunmin He, Professor Runsheng Chen, and ...

Roksana Riddle and Christopher H. Contag from Michigan State University discuss the concept of endosymbiosis, how it has ...