A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

MPN-BP transformation is driven by sequential mutations disrupting genomic stability, with TP53 mutations being strong predictors of progression. TP53 mutations confer a selective growth advantage, ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

Researchers study house sparrow genetics to understand survival, evolution, and how species respond to environmental change.

How did horses become some of the greatest athletes in the animal kingdom? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have found the answer, pinpointing a genetic mutation and evolutionary process that ...

A reduced genome in an island species raises evolutionary questions.

The present theory offers a unified solution to three closely related evolutionary problems. (1) Why does an evolving population explore only a small fraction of the accessible pathways in genotype ...

Explore the fascinating ways dog breeds continue to evolve through genetic influences. Coat Length The fluffy Afghan Hound ...