In a study published this week, a team of researchers compared the evolutionary story of SARS with that of COVID-19 17 years ...

The secret to tackling one of the United States’ most deadly chronic diseases may reside thousands of miles away in the ...

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.

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

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

A new study has provided crucial insight into how a genetic element that has come to make up a large part of human DNA can ...

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 ...

A new study reveals that a transposable element binds to cellular DNA during the brief periods when nuclei break open as ...

Researchers have combined decades of scientific data, tracing how all birds are related. This provides an evolutionary map ...

Color vision evolved to support survival and social needs. Today, it influences how we think, feel, and navigate the world, ...