Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge that could overtake cancer mortality within a few decades. In a new study, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, show that the emergence of ...

Therefore, because the evolution of viruses is rapid in comparative terms it makes sense for viruses to be polyphyletic. It is well known that all living organisms follow Darwin's theory of ...

Schrödinger later revised his view – around the 1950s – suggesting that life depends on free energy. Free energy is the ...

Early in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists predicted the SARS-CoV-2 virus would mutate slowly. They were ...

We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...

Scientists have discovered that horses owe their legendary stamina to a unique genetic mutation. This mutation supercharges ...

New study shows how bird traits like gene makeup and clutch size shape evolution. This may help scientists understand ...