A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is likely due to how humans evolved in the past. The paper is titled "A general ...

Yale scientists discovered that cavefish species independently evolved blindness and depigmentation as they adapted to dark cave environments, with some lineages dating back over 11 million years.

In a few million years, the spider Dysdera tilosensis — a species endemic to the Canary Islands — has reduced the size of its ...

Padma Bhushan awardee Prof. P. Balaram explores the link between Mendelian genetics, Darwinian evolution, and chemistry at ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

A new platform combines rational protein design with continuous evolution to discover functional molecules more efficiently. In medicine and biotechnology, the ability to evolve proteins with new or ...

Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses; these sequences ... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

New antiviral drugs in development could offer the strongest line of defense yet against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, ...

The global Molecular Cytogenetics Market , valued at US$0.97 billion in 2024, is forecasted to grow at a robust CAGR of 7.1%, reaching ...