Plant roots are far more than simple absorption organs: they can adjust their structure to better cope with water stress.

The endoplasmic reticulum is usually the biggest organelle in eukaryotic cells; it has various portions that serve different purposes; and it is the site of protein production, as well other other ...

The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how it's organized and structured, can have a significant impact on gene expression ...

Ancient genetic shift: Indigenous Andeans developed more copies of the AMY1 gene after potatoes became a dietary staple, ...

Genetic adaptation found: Quechua-speaking descendants of the Inca have unusually high copies of the AMY1 gene, aiding starch digestion. Rooted in domestication: The genetic shift aligns with the ...

Introduction : Organization and causation -- The establishment of causal theories in evolutionary biology -- The nature and origin of life -- The course of evolution -- Organism and environment : ...

Part I. Selection: Darwin and natural selection -- The group selection controversy -- For whose good does natural selection work? -- Part II. Adaptation: Darwin (and others) on biological perfection - ...

From a new paper published in Ecology Letters, this graphic shows examples of how interactions between temperature and sexual selection drive the co-adaptation of thermal physiology, thermoregulation ...

India Today: Michael Benard, professor and chair of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, said species that overprepare for a cold winter that no longer comes, "may be allocating precious ...