With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of ...

In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have ...

Explore how oribatid mites have thrived for millions of years without sex, using unique strategies like parthenogenesis and gene transfer.

Mites have survived for millions of years without sexual reproduction. Researchers have now investigated how these tiny ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

Potential health risks to humans include the possibility of exposure to new allergens in genetically modified foods, as well as the transfer of ... understanding of gene expression systems.

Superbugs are microorganisms – not just bacteria, but also viruses, parasites, and fungi – that can cause infectious diseases ...