Ghost of the Understory: DNA and Fruit Anatomy Unmask a Hidden Parsley Relative in China
Botanists have described Sanicula fengjiensis, a new species of Sanicula from Chongqing, China, distinguished by spineless fruits and confirmed through ...
Tag: phylogenetics
Rare Double Flowers Found Twice in Alpine Rhododendron Suggest Parallel Evolution
Botanists have documented the first wild double-flowered form of Rhododendron nivale in two isolated Himalayan populations whose nearly identical floral ...
Elm Cultivar Genomes Decoded: Chloroplast DNA Reveals Hidden Fingerprints for Authentication
Scientists have sequenced the complete chloroplast genomes of five Ulmus pumila cultivars, uncovering hypervariable DNA regions that can finally distinguish ...
Cattle Herpesvirus Surveillance Reveals Seasonal Patterns and Genetic Diversity in the UK and India
A two-and-a-half-year surveillance programme in England, Wales and India found BoAHV-1 in 5 percent of cattle respiratory samples, revealed late-autumn ...
New Phylogenetic Toolkit Reveals the Hidden Evolutionary Core of Microbiomes
Researchers at Clemson University have introduced a phylogenetic framework for the core microbiome that measures conserved evolutionary history across habitats ...
Hidden Genomes of the Tibetan Plateau: Three Yak Populations Reveal Surprising Genetic Depth
Whole-genome resequencing of three little-known yak populations from the Xizang region reveals rich genetic diversity, wild yak ancestry, and candidate ...
Rainy-Season Surveillance in Yangon Reveals Shifting Respiratory Virus Landscape
Molecular surveillance of outpatients in Yangon during the 2024 rainy season found that nearly 85 percent of acute respiratory infections ...
Century-Old Fish Parasite Gets Its First DNA Portrait in Landmark Study
Researchers in Mexico have provided the first DNA sequences and a complete modern redescription of the century-old gill parasite Lernanthropus ...
Why Insect Family Trees Clash: GC Content Emerges as the Hidden Driver of Mito-Nuclear Discordance
A large-scale analysis of 472 insect species finds that guanine-cytosine content, not gene length or model complexity, is the key ...
Fossil ‘Lizzie’ Rewrites the Story of How Vertebrates First Walked on Land
New synchrotron scans of the Early Carboniferous fossil Westlothiana lizziae reveal that this celebrated 'earliest reptile' was actually a stem ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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