Drosophila melanogaster are common model organisms used to detect selective sweeps. Selective sweeps are when a favorable allele increases rapid across a population leading to a small genetic ...

More than a decade ago, researchers launched the BabySeq Project, a pilot program to return newborn genomic sequencing results to parents and measure the effects on newborn care. Today, over 30 ...

In the book "What We Inherit," experts unpack long-standing myths about genes and how those myths could shape public opinion around emerging embryo-selection technologies. When you purchase through ...

When a species lives in two distinct types of habitats, individuals with traits better suited to each habitat will thrive and reproduce, naturally selecting descendants with those traits. But what ...

Guerra, Vanessa, I., Haynes, Gwilym, Byrne, Maria, and Hart, Michael W. 2021. "Selection on genes associated with the evolution of divergent life histories: Gamete ...