There are two types of nucleic acids (genetic molecules): DNA and RNA. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a large linear molecule designed to store genetic...
A new study by NASA scientists has just been published where researchers did nothing more than convert a pre-cursor chemical into a single type of amino...
One-cell creatures called ciliates are expanding our knowledge of genome dynamics and complexity. Now a newly sequenced ciliate genome reveals unimaginable...
Speciation may be defined as the separation of populations of animals or plants that resemble one another closely and originally able to interbreed—into...