Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging from stretches of DNA that once encoded nothing at all.

Most genes are ancient and shared across species. But a small subset of genes are relative newcomers, spontaneously emerging ...

From schools of fish darting away from sharks to flocks of starlings swirling through the sky, the animal kingdom is full of ...

Once the genetic switch was flipped, fruit flies were able to give birth entirely asexually, and pass that ability down to future generations.

We're not certain how fruit flies appear in our homes, but we want them out as soon as possible. Here’s how to get rid of ...

We asked a bug expert about how to stop fruit flies from invading your kitchen, and what to do if they have you surrounded.

Genetic screens have identified several mutations that affect sleep across species, pointing to an evolutionary conserved regulation of sleep.

A version of this article appears in print on July 13, 2025, Page 14 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: My Cancer Might Be Genetic. How Much Do I Tell My Relatives?.

The hypothesis that female fruit flies (Family Tephritidae) remain longer and discover fruit more readily on host plants than on non-host plants was examined. Naive, gravid females of the ...

Passion fruit (Passiflora spp.) breeding and the assessment of genetic diversity form a dynamic research field that combines classical and modern biotechnology to meet the rising global demand for ...

Yet for over three decades, the exact genetic cause of the tsl effect remained elusive, limiting its application to species ...