When Richard Dawkins’s first blockbuster book was published half a century ago, few genes had ever been sequenced or studied ...

A bird swoops toward a bright orange-and-black moth resting on a leaf in the Amazon. It pulls up at the last second. The ...

Adaptive evolutionary genetics in plant systems examines how heritable genetic variation enables plant populations to respond to changing environments. Central themes include the genetic architecture ...

Genetic researcher Nathan Clark spoke about research his team at the University of Pittsburgh conducted on evolutionary genetics. The seminars are hosted weekly by the University of Wisconsin Genetics ...

Influenza virus research has advanced substantially in recent decades, particularly in understanding genetic reassortment and host adaptation mechanisms ...

Researchers have identified tiny genetic “switches” that appear to play a surprisingly large role in human language ability.

To Shakespeare’s Hamlet we humans are “the paragon of animals”. But recent advances in genetics are suggesting that humans are far from being evolution’s greatest achievement. For example, humans have ...

Evolutionary paradox solved: Technion scientists found that stable genetic systems can still evolve through multiple molecular changes in redundant enhancers. Fruit fly case study: In Drosophila ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Many people hold the view that evolution in humans has come to a halt.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Human evolution may no longer be driven primarily by genetics, ...

People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic adage of “survival of the fittest” is constantly at play. New DNA mutations arise and get passed from ...