Although most biologists would argue that viruses are not alive, some argue that viruses should be included in the tree of life. All organisms, they contend, should be divided into ribosome ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

and has been described as an “upside-down tree” and even the “tree of life” due to its nutrient-rich fruit. While six of the eight species of baobabs thrive on the island nation of ...

Deep Tree: Students explore an interactive tree of life and trace the shared ancestry ... a lesson plan model for guided inquiry in science classrooms. If you were to categorize these organisms ...

Networks of Genome Evolution Replace the Tree of Life Evolutionary biologists used the sequences of multiple genomes of diverse life-forms to construct and compare thousands of phylogenetic trees ...

Electrical engineers have developed a better way to perform the comparative analysis of entire genomes. This approach can be used to study relationships between different species across geological ...

The “Tree of Life” on Kalaloch Beach in Olympic National ... “This tree goes against all the rules of science and biology. It shouldn’t be standing. It shouldn’t be alive.