The study of experimental evolution in Escherichia coli has provided unprecedented insights into the mechanisms of adaptive mutations, elucidating how populations diverge and optimise their fitness ...

Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies ...

LOGAN, UTAH, USA – Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether ...

The development of modern evolutionary theory : Darwin ; Mendelism ; Johannsen ; Population genetics ; The modern synthesis ; Further developments -- The factors of ...

A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution reveals a surprising evolutionary insight: sometimes, losing genes rather than gaining them can help bacterial pathogen survive and thrive. The study ...

Ferns, defined by large genomes, high chromosome counts, and pervasive aneuploidy as well as intraspecific polyploid complexity, diverge significantly from the classical genetic theories and ...

Fish transitioning from marine to freshwater habitats is a complex adaptive journey involving multiple polygenic traits. This parallel evolution of rapid freshwater adaptation, scientists note, ...

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team showed that a group of highly divergent mammals known as Afrotheria and distantly ...

A new understanding of adaptive evolution, the way in which living things change and develop over many years to be able to live in a particular place, is emerging thanks to an international team of ...