Tumour progression is driven by a process of clonal evolution. The importance of this process has been increasingly recognized over the past decade: tumour heterogeneity, the major cause of ...

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Measuring the pace of evolution is tricky, but some species can evolve as quickly as a few generations. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Why do we age and die? Aging, or senescence as it is sometimes called, is an inevitable progressive deterioration of physiological function with increasing age, demographically characterized by an age ...

A groundbreaking study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as ...

Part 2 of our evolution misconceptions series tackles the randomness of evolution and the idea that evolution advances linearly from simple to advanced. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and ...

Evolution AB trades at multiyear lows, reflecting sentiment shifts, regulatory fears, and growth deceleration. Read why I am ...

Woo-hoo, d’oh, or meh? Which of these Simpsonian reactions is appropriate to the fact, revealed by a 2019 survey conducted by researchers at Penn State University and the National Center for Science ...

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Over the years, we’ve turned research, anecdotes and everyday experiences into a whole constellation of stories about the way we impact our world. Still, some voices may be missing from the ...

One hundred years ago a young teacher, John T. Scopes, went on trial in Dayton, Tenn., for violating a recently enacted state law that forbade the state’s educators “to teach any theory that denies ...