Aspergillus nidulans has long served as a model organism for elucidating the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying fungal development. Research into its asexual and sexual life cycles has ...

Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. Estimates range, but it's thought that about eight percent of the human genome could be made up of these ancient retroviruses, which are ...

The development of the brain has been studied in detail in various organisms, and we know a lot about the genes and cells that are at work during the development of the central nervous system. It is ...

The concept of epigenetic inheritance has long been controversial. Some researchers hope that new data on cross-generational effects of environmental exposures will help settle the debate. Andrea ...