The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, ...

An updated evolutionary model shows that living systems evolve in a split-and-hit-the-gas dynamic, where new lineages appear ...

Directed evolution is usually a laborious process that often takes weeks in which proteins rapidly evolve and develop ...

The microscopic alliance between algae and bacteria offers rare, step-by-step snapshots of how bacteria lose genes and adapt to increasing host dependence. This is shown by a new study led by ...