Despite their seemingly simple appearance, jellyfish might help us understand how complex animal life evolved over hundreds of millions of years. In… Read more »
A debate on the above question is important because the Australian Government policy considers dingoes as a feral, allowing the widespread killing of… Read more »
Earlier this year BMC editor, Joseph Hasan, attended the Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution (SMBE) in… Read more »
Research published today in BMC Biology finds that whole genome duplication, a process in which an organism’s entire genome… Read more »
In celebration of the fourth international Fascination of Plants Day, Dominique Morneau from Genome Biology delves into the… Read more »
Approximately 2% of the DNA in the genomes of modern humans of non-African descent comes from Neandertals and recent studies have… Read more »
The Syngnathid family of fishes, including the sea horse, sea dragon, and pipefish, is known for its unique body plan and male… Read more »
In 2010 Biology Direct published a collection of articles highlighting the various ways evolutionary mechanisms relate to cancer,… Read more »
What happens if a lot of parasite genomes are generated to fight disease and generate vaccines and drugs, but no one can compare… Read more »
As an indigenous Mediterranean, I must confess I am an olive oil addict. At home, we acquire this golden and delicious liquid in… Read more »