phylogenetics

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Infinite in All Directions: War’s TB, Einstein’s First Wife, Evolution of Elves

Vasudevan Mukunth 26/12/2016

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Two researchers working with the plague in Philippines, 1912. Credit: Otis Historical Archives National Museum of Health and Medicine/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

A Study of Human History Through the Lives of Disease-Causing Bacteria

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 31/08/2016

Phylogenetics compares the genomes of extant organisms to reconstruct...

T. gondii tissue cyst in a mouse brain; individual bradyzoites can be seen within. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

A Parasite That Allegedly Causes Chimpanzees to Become Sexually Attracted to Leopards

Janaki Lenin 24/02/2016

If the behaviour of our closest relatives can change...

Transformation of E. coli with green fluorescent protein. Credit: Tokyo Bishonen/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Beauty and Intrigue of Seeing Evolution in Action

Aswin Sai Narain Seshasayee 25/01/2016

A tool used by biologists to study evolution is...