Amazon mollies don't need a man, and never will. A new study finds they can purge and repair genetic mutations that would ...

Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. It's easy enough to maintain if a species reproduces sexually; an egg and a sperm combine genetic material from two creatures into one, ...

A University of Michigan-led study based on a review of genetic and health information from more than 276,000 people finds strong support for a decades-old evolutionary theory that sought to explain ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

LMU computational biologist helps uncover how the Amazon molly maintains a healthy genome without sexual reproductionThe Amazon molly is a remarkable ...

When Mika Matera-Vatnick ’21 received President Martha E. Pollack’s email in March announcing the closing of campus, her first thought was, “What am I gonna do with my flies?” Matera-Vatnick, like ...

People who are genetically predisposed to having children earlier in life are less likely to live to the age of 76, according to an analysis of more than 270,000 people’s genomes. A new way to ...

Institute of Genetics, Reproduction and Development (iGReD) has the following research output in the current window (1 November 2024 - 31 October 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a ...

The human tendency to prefer immediate rewards over long-term goals is partly rooted in our DNA, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology. The findings suggest ...