Researchers from Switzerland and the United States found that DNA elements active in the cloaca of fish were later recycled during evolution to control digit growth in four-limbed animals ...

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The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish's clacker. New research into the origins of digit ...

Learn more about the evolution of human fingers and toes, which originate from the genetic programming for a multipurpose ...

According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV. In ...

The fish that limbed vertebrates evolved from don't have obvious digit equivalents, and the most common types of fish just ...

Earthworms are vital for ecosystem services and overall soil health but are threatened by fluorinated pesticide exposure.

The evolutionary blueprint for hands was borrowed in part from a much older genetic plan for our nether regions, a new study ...

Cambridge scientists built a two-part cancer drug that activates only in tumors with high enzyme levels, showing promise in ...

Findings from an international database seem encouraging but could be due to confounders or older GLP-1 receptor agonists.

Researchers discovered that Picria fel-terrae, a traditional Chinese herb, improves gut health, regulates metabolism, and enhances disease resistance in zebrafish. The findings offer natural ...

A new study published in Acta Physiologica suggests that one gene may play a big role in how animals react to social ...