A team of researchers led by Professor Joseph Heitman has discovered procreation between genetically identical fungi Cryptococcus neoformans can result in genetic changes and diversity in their ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

While some species of lizards and snakes can create new life via asexual reproduction, mammals rely on the union of male and female gametes for reproduction. 1 That was until a few years ago, when ...

This study is led by Prof. Jian-Fang Gui (Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences). Polyploidy is generally thought to be a main driving force of speciation, as the polyploids possess ...