Discover how an ancient gene influences the sex of ant, bee, and wasp embryos, impacting conservation and breeding practices.

The animal developmental program proceeds in a given precise pattern of space and time. This spatial and temporal pattern is controlled by a strikingly complex genomic regulatory system. Investigating ...

This new genome represents the first time a true diploid genome from one individual -- Dr. J. Craig Venter, has been published. From the combined data of more than 20 billion base pairs of DNA, the ...

Figure 2: Convergence in form of angiosperm female gametophytes. Taken together, our data clearly demonstrate three essential facts about the reproductive process in N. polysepalum: (1) the mature ...