Paleontologists at University College Cork have discovered that the evolution of fish is linked to the shape, location and ...

Draft genomes generated using more affordable second-generation sequencing technologies could be assembled for a larger number of species, but these were of lower quality because they were highly ...

Jawless vertebrates employ variable lymphocyte receptors (VLRs) to mount adaptive immunity. Although six VLRs (VLRA–F) and T/B-like lymphocytes are identified in lampreys, it remains unclear how VLR ...

Assumptions that may seem self-evident are not always accurate when it comes to the evolution of vertebrate brains. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have now demonstrated this by examining ...

Innate immunity is an ancient and highly diversified layer of host defense. In vertebrates its evolution has been tied closely to the origin and ...

Researchers report that ancient viruses may be to thank for myelin -- and, by extension, our large, complex brains. The team found that a retrovirus-derived genetic element or 'retrotransposon' is ...

A new review proposes that the RAG transposon was co-opted in two stages to help create the V(D)J recombination system of jawed vertebrates.

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two major groups of living land vertebrates-amniotes and lissamphibians-which ...

The water-to-land transition stands as one of the most significant events in vertebrate evolution, giving rise to the two major groups of living land vertebrates—amniotes and lissamphibians—which ...

Scientists have generated the genome assemblies of two hidden-neck turtles, unpublished until now. The results, which revealed a new three-dimensional structure of the genome within the phylogenetic ...

A harlequin poison dart frog (Oophaga sylvatica) is pictured at the Tesoros de Colombia (Treasures of Colombia) sustainable farm in Nocaima, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on July 9, 2024.

Invertebrate research bias in ecology is measurable and worsening: a new audit of 1.38 million papers across 612 journals by UNSW researchers finds vertebrate studies attract 43% more online attention ...