The only remaining autonomous 'jumping gene' can only attach to, and stitch a copy of itself into, DNA when it builds up into large clusters and only as cells divide.

New research has revealed an incredible discovery: modern humans carry 20% of their genetic material from a mysterious ...

A genetic mutation and evolutionary trick fuels horses' exceptional athleticism, findings that may advance scientific ...

Viruses are known to use the genetic machinery of the human cells they invade to make copies of themselves. As part of the ...

An international collaboration has published groundbreaking research, shedding light on the most significant increase in complexity in the history of life's evolution on Earth: the origin of the ...

Researchers have pinpointed a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that appears to have optimized horses’ speed and ...

Graham Coop, professor of evolution and ecology and director of the Center for Population Biology, has been elected to ...

As part of the process, viruses leave behind remnants throughout the genetic material (genomes ... These repeats drive genome evolution, but can also cause neurological diseases, cancer, and ...

Horses have a rare genetic adaptation that helps improve athleticism. This evolutionary mechanism could improve human ...

In the full study, conducted in collaboration with the Castiglione Lab at Vanderbilt University and partially funded by the ...