DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material found in nearly all living organisms. It carries the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all ...

A newly developed "plant tree of life" may help scientists crack an "abominable mystery" declared by Charles Darwin. Flowering plants first evolved over 140 million years ago. Their sudden ...

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of ...

Now, Rokas says, he thinks that DNA is not only moving around the tree of life, but it’s moving a lot more frequently than anyone had imagined, and the cases of HGT that have been identified are just ...

To help you explore this tree and understand ... our version of the game of life. Start by building your own phylogenetic trees by analyzing the traits and DNA that characterize selected species.

Students use both morphology and analysis of DNA sequences to identify relationships ... us understand how evolution has shaped life on Earth. Deep Tree: Students explore an interactive tree ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according ... built by comparing DNA or protein sequences and counting ...

Insights into the function of DNA Topoisomerase VI (Topo VI) may provide a springboard for drug discovery and crop protection ...