All living organisms are known to inherit genes, DNA sequences that contain instructions for producing specific proteins and ...

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species ...

Ancient genes from single-celled organisms have been used to reprogram mouse cells and influence embryonic development, ...

Afossil uncovered along the Yangtze River in China is forcing scientists to rethink not just the origins of sponges but also the way they search for the earliest traces of animal life. For decades, a ...

Contributed by Stephen W. Pacala, March 22, 2018 (sent for review February 12, 2014; reviewed by Graham D. Farquhar and Lawren Sack) Leaf traits, such as photosynthetic capacity, nitrogen ...

Competitiveness describes a key ability important for plants to grow and survive abiotic and biotic stresses. Under optimal, but particularly under non-optimal conditions, plants compete for resources ...

hDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA ...