Genome sequencing project reveals new secrets about cat evolution
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and an interdisciplinary team of collaborators have uncovered new information about...
Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for diverse food sources
They don't know it, but Darwin's finches changed the world. These closely related species -- native to the Galapagos Islands -- each sport a...
Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts
Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms,as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research...
Colourful primates don’t have better colour vision, study finds
Primate species with better colour vision are not more likely to have red skin or fur colouration, as previously thought.
The findings, published this week...
PRC2 repressed jumping genes in ancestors of eukaryotes
The key protein complex PRC2 was discovered decades ago to silence genes, but new findings by Frederic Berger and his group at the Gregor...
Parasitic plant manipulates hosts to grow into its own flesh – An extreme example of genome shrinkage
Balanophora shed one third of its genes as it evolved into a streamlined parasitic plant -- an extreme degree of genome shrinkage even among...
