A recent study by researchers from the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, the Umea Plant Science Centre, and Hiroshima University has shed light on the genetic mechanisms behind ...

Greek philosopher Empedocles thought that different temperatures produced different sexes—while others were decidedly ...

Scientists also identified anti-ageing drugs and experimental compounds that could target the genes to reverse decline.

Professor Noel Ellis has been awarded a prestigious honour in recognition of his long and distinguished service to the legacy ...

The professor of evolutionary genetics at Trinity College Dublin explains what has driven her through her career and what she ...

Transposons, so-called jumping genes, are a threat to genomes, so plants work hard to prevent them from mobilizing and ...

Mail: sylvia.weinzettl@gmi.oeaw.ac.at gmi.oeaw.ac.at Atypical epigenetic and small RNA control of degenerated transposons and their fragments in clonally reproducing Spirodela polyrhiza. Rodolphe ...

According to the classic theory of genetics laid out by the biologist Gregor Mendel, if both parents carry a recessive gene then there's a one in four chance that their child will inherit the ...

Credit: Pixabay / CJ. 1. Gregor Mendel Unbelievably Mendel’s work on genetic inheritance wasn’t read by anyone during his life. This certainly wasn’t due to lack of effort on his behalf. Even though ...

Since then, scientists have refined and enriched the mechanisms of evolution. The most seismic addition came with the integration of Gregor Mendel’s genetics in the early 20th century, birthing the ...

“The recipe for life is entirely present in the genetic information contained in our DNA,” said Kimberly Powell, vice president of healthcare at Nvidia. “We’re seeking a deeper ...