Research Articles
The Flowering Tree of Life: How Gene Sequences Revolutionized Plant Classification
Explore how genomics has transformed our understanding of flowering plant evolution through groundbreaking research analyzing 353 nuclear genes from nearly 8,000 plant genera.
Cracking the Influenza Code: How Scientists Are Deciphering Swine Flu's Evolution
Discover how scientists developed a universal language to track influenza evolution through a phylogeny-based nomenclature system for swine flu H1 hemagglutinin genes.
Untangling the Tree of Life: A String Theory for Animal Relationships
Discover how a simple, hands-on game reveals the deep evolutionary connections between all living creatures through systematics and phylogenetic trees.