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A recent study at Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo has developed a theoretical model that uncovers the dual role of polyploidy—organisms carrying extra genome ...

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Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space ...

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Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, ...

Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.