Genetic Evolution

Y chromosome has significantly reduced in size over millions of years, raising the possibility of evolving new sex-determination systems and the emergence of different human species in the distant future.

A new study estimates that LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of all life on Earth, existed around 4.2 billion years ago, challenging previous timelines for the origin of life.

The study analysed genetic data from more than a thousand people over the past 45,000 years.

A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...

Understand the record of history stored in DNA is an essential part of a biologist's toolkit, and allows us to understand the tree of life — the origin of species, and the way it all works together. How have scientists come to understand this subject? We take a deeper dive.

The human nose, in all its glorious forms, is one of our most distinctive characteristics, whether big, little, broad, narrow or somewhere in between. Scientists are now sniffing out some of the factors that drove the evolution of the human proboscis.

Some individuals appear to be genetically programmed to help others whilst living side-by-side with others who tend to exploit their generosity, say researchers who produced an innovative model of social evolution to understand the concept of genetic polymorphism.

If life is effectively an endless series of photocopies, as DNA is transcribed and passed on from one being to the next, then evolution is the high-stakes game of waiting for the copier to get it wrong.

Y chromosome has significantly reduced in size over millions of years, raising the possibility of evolving new sex-determination systems and the emergence of different human species in the distant future.

A new study estimates that LUCA, the Last Universal Common Ancestor of all life on Earth, existed around 4.2 billion years ago, challenging previous timelines for the origin of life.

The study analysed genetic data from more than a thousand people over the past 45,000 years.

A new research suggests that the Darwinian evolution could be happening up to four times faster than previously thought. Based on an analysis of genetic variation, the researchers state evolution can happen faster if there are more genetic differences in a species. This is because certain traits die off and stronger ones get established. The study ...

Understand the record of history stored in DNA is an essential part of a biologist's toolkit, and allows us to understand the tree of life — the origin of species, and the way it all works together. How have scientists come to understand this subject? We take a deeper dive.

The human nose, in all its glorious forms, is one of our most distinctive characteristics, whether big, little, broad, narrow or somewhere in between. Scientists are now sniffing out some of the factors that drove the evolution of the human proboscis.

Some individuals appear to be genetically programmed to help others whilst living side-by-side with others who tend to exploit their generosity, say researchers who produced an innovative model of social evolution to understand the concept of genetic polymorphism.

If life is effectively an endless series of photocopies, as DNA is transcribed and passed on from one being to the next, then evolution is the high-stakes game of waiting for the copier to get it wrong.