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They're more like cousins than siblings.

A team of researchers has identified hundreds of genes subject to recent, clinically-relevant selection in six species of the fungal pathogen Candida.Global fungal infections, which affect one billion people and cause 1.5 million deaths each ...

Identification of genes under recent selection provides insights into the molecular mechanisms of human-related adaptation in Candida pathogens.

Sea stars are dying in Maine, and scientists are looking to find out why.

The species once known as starfish is threatened by the speed of climate change, but is attempting to adapt to stave off local extinction.

Sea stars, once known as starfish, are threatened by the speed of climate change, but are attempting to adapt to stave off local extinction.

The species once known as starfish is threatened by the speed of climate change, but is trying to adapt to stave off local extinction.

A large study aims to follow pet dogs for 10 years or longer to track how genes, diet, exercise and the environment affect aging -- and the findings may shed light on human health.

A new study, published in the journal Molecular Ecology, presents genomic evidence of hybridization between two closely related species of sea stars– Asterias rubens, the common starfish, and Asterias forbesi, known as Forbes’ sea star.

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