Paleobiologist Geerat Vermeij is enthralled with mollusks. Their shells line the surfaces and fill the cabinets and drawers ...

A common type of error-correcting mechanism in biology is called kinetic proofreading. For example, if errors turn up when cells are making new DNA, enzymes can cut out incorrect nucleotides. They can ...

A research team led by Profs. Zhu Min, Lu Jing, and Zhu You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two back-to-back ...

The fungus Fusarium xylarioides causes wilt in coffee plants, ultimately killing them. By studying their genetics, scientists hope to better understand and prevent this disease.

The Evolution of Soil Loss Tolerance and Its Importance to Soil Productivity Protection, including Ecosystem Services. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 14, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/gep.2026 ...

Nine members of the faculty have received promotions, including seven tenure awards, effective Feb. 6. The promotions were ...

Home > Press release: Mate choice: How social trends influence ... Whether people follow a general trend when choosing a partner or consciously decide against it has a noticeable impact on the ...

Max Planck scientists discover the evolutionary “missing link” explaining the dramatic transition of the yeast centromere ...

One of the ways he wants to bridge the gap is workshops like the Ukrainian School in Evolutionary Biology, held last year in Uzhhorod.

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