The "grotesque" baobab tree has long been known as the "tree of life" for its ability to create ... of the "spectacular trees ...

The central dogma of replication (DNA to RNA to protein ... How far do we go to define the tree of life — does it start only from the primordial cell or does it go further back?

To help you explore this tree and understand ... our version of the game of life. Start by building your own phylogenetic trees by analyzing the traits and DNA that characterize selected species.

Students use both morphology and analysis of DNA sequences to identify relationships ... us understand how evolution has shaped life on Earth. Deep Tree: Students explore an interactive tree ...

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the "dark side" of ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according ... built by comparing DNA or protein sequences and counting ...