Scientists have sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome. Their data help to explain how the fish-ancestors of today's land vertebrates were able to conquer land. Thirty times ...

Genome sequencing is becoming affordable, fast, and poised to revolutionize medicine. But, how much can your genes tell you about your medical fate? And, will genome scans become a routine part of ...

What can knowing the sequence of all the DNA in pigs tell us about human diseases? Plenty, says Lawrence Schook. He heads an international consortium to sequence the pig genome that is announcing its ...

NEW YORK – Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated “living fossil” fish, gaining new insights into how today’s mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor. The African ...

Biologists have published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare. The genome consists of 2.9 billion base pairs, which form 23 autosomal chromosomes, and X and Y sex ...

The Leipzig team of genetic scientists has announced that it was able to completely decode the genome of an extinct species of humans, the Denisova, using DNA extracted from a single 10-milligram bone ...

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one ...

Dog DNA tests have become an increasingly popular purchase for many pet owners who are curious about their furry friend’s ancestry. And since so many dogs are rescues or mixed-breeds, there are plenty ...

The sweetpotato feeds millions worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where its natural resilience to climate extremes makes it crucial for food security. But this humble root vegetable has ...

Meg Staton, left, associate professor of bioinformatics and computational genomics in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, and Scott Schlarbaum, director of the UT Tree Improvement ...

EMBARGOED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, 14. AUGUST 2024, 17:00 CEST (16:00 LONDON TIME, 11:00 US EASTERN TIME) Join us as we travel back in time! We have arrived in the Devonian period, some 420 to 360 million ...