Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

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Livestock breeders could soon have more tools to improve the health and quality of their animals, thanks to a recent study ...

A landmark finding that suggests koala genetic diversity not the only deciding factor in successful regrowth of populations.

Koala populations with low genetic diversity are actually recovering by "reshuffling" their genes to remove harmful mutations ...

The FAMILY consortium, an EU-funded study, aims to understand the intergenerational transmission of mental illness risk ...

Many MS genetic risk factors are shared across ancestral backgrounds, but European-focused studies may miss others, per a study.

Maize serves as a vital model species for advancing our understanding of plant biology, yet many mysteries remain about the intricate processes governing how DNA works and organizes itself in the ...

Smithsonian researcher Sarah Johnson studies bison specimens to understand how the species’s genetic diversity changed after its decline ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...