What do phylogenetic ... more closely related to your first cousins than your second cousins. One of the most profound discoveries of evolutionary biology is the fact that all living species ...

A new computational tool improves the analysis of genetic data, making it easier and faster to study the evolutionary relationships between species.

Phylogenies are a fundamental tool for organizing our knowledge of the biological diversity we observe on our planet. But how exactly do we understand and use these devices? Tree diagrams have ...