New research shows potatoes evolved from tomatoes through ancient plant mixing that created underground tubers.

Ligers, the hybrid offspring of lions and tigers, may sound like mythological chimeras but they are, in fact, real. Lion father + tiger mother = liger. Tiger father + lion mother = tigon. Leopard ...

Hybridization has a major role in evolution—from the introgression of important phenotypic traits between species, to the creation of new species through hybrid speciation. Molecular studies of ...

SP hybridization occurs when one s orbital and one p orbital from the same atom combine to form two new orbitals of equal energy. These new orbitals are linearly oriented 180 degrees apart, leading to ...

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens interbred has gained traction over the past two ...

Oligonucleotide-based therapeutics represent a rapidly advancing field in current drug development. According to their therapeutic mechanisms, oligonucleotide drugs can be categorized into antisense ...

Now, a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that hybridization between the Mediterranean shearwater and the Balearic shearwater—a seabird at critical risk of ...

Pipettes? Check. Centrifuges? Check. Microplates? Check. Gloves? Check. Salmon sperm DNA? Check. Wait what? There are a ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Nigel first entered the world of automotive journalism in the mid-80s, working for what was then the “bible” of weekly automotive content - Motoring News. Those were the days of tip-tap typewriters, ...

Photo by: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 3/3/21 Target saw more sales growth in 2020 than the last 11 years combined. What the COVID crisis accelerated profoundly—and what I would argue demands a dramatic ...