Research Update Tracking a network of 100,000 mutants Mutations that maintain fitness are vital for diversity and, for the first time, scientists have managed to experimentally show how extensive networks of these mutations develop.
Research Update Into the brain of comb jellies: scientists explore the evolution of neurons A new study into the neurons found in the earliest-diverging animal lineages reveals key clues about the form of the most ancestral nervous system, and how it first evolved.
Research Update A family of termites has been traversing the world’s oceans for millions of years A comprehensive family tree, based on DNA sequences, has revealed that drywood termites have made at least 40 oceanic journeys over the last 50 million years to reach far flung landmasses.
Research Update Striking lane-like patterns found in bacteria populations Researchers have found that competing strains of Escherichia coli bacteria form distinctive lane-like patterns as their populations grow.
Research Update Unravelling the ancient stories hidden in DNA Scientists have compared the chromosomes of three major animal groups to reveal that they have been surprisingly stable across a time span of at least 550 million years.
