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Combining Protein Shapes with Genomic Sequences Improves Reliability of Evolutionary Trees

New research headed by scientists at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) has demonstrated how the three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary ...
AOL

Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the competition

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since first appearing during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an evolutionary success story - slithering into almost every habitat on Earth, from oceans to tree ...

Mollusk family tree helps resolve long-standing evolutionary questions

An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The study, published in ...
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AIgorithm Helps Evolutionary Biologists See Where Bird Species Are Perched on Phylogenetic Tree

Just as bird watchers may use binoculars to add to their species lists, scientists interested in bird evolution may use computational tools to clarify avian lineages. Indeed, such tools have enabled ...
Nature

Evolutionary Algorithms for Decision Tree Induction

Evolutionary algorithms have emerged as a robust alternative to traditional greedy approaches for decision tree induction. By mimicking the natural selection process, these algorithms iterate over ...
Science Daily

Scientists decode DNA of white oak tree

Highly valued economically, ecologically and culturally, the white oak (Quercus alba) is a keystone forest species and is one of the most abundant trees across much of eastern North America. It also ...