Browsing: Evolution

For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of…

A vaccine’s ability to generate long-lasting, high-affinity antibodies hinges on a delicate balance. Upon exposure to a vaccine or pathogen,…

Campylobacter infections are the most common foodborne illnesses in the U.S., sickening an estimated 1.5 million people each year. A…

For the first time, scientists have systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick mutational processes, some of…

Post provided by Jenna Kline, PhD Candidate, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA…

Photo: Princeton University, by P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Princeton political scientists Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee have just published…

Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before…

Increased antibiotic use can lead, seemingly paradoxically, to more problematic infections, as the bacteria evolve to resist the treatment. The…

A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence (AI)-based neural network can rapidly analyze and interpret millions of cells from a patient sample, predicting…

Credit: All photos by Emily Sandico. Two years ago I spent five glorious days in Colorado at our annual (but…