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Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient specimens, providing new insights into human ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

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New algorithm finds lots of gene-editing enzymes in environmental DNA Some are related to DNA-cutting enzymes. Others are a complete mystery.

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Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

A lost chapter in human evolution has been revealed after an analysis of modern DNA found that we come from not one but two ancestral populations—ones that drifted apart and later reconnected ...

Worms radically reorganized their genomes during their move from sea to land, supporting the theory of punctuated equilibrium ...

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This research introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient specimens, providing new insights into human evolution. As DNA methylation is a ...