Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution finds that the relatively high rate of autism-spectrum disorders in humans is ...

F or the past century and a half, the concept of evolution has primarily been wielded by those describing change of a purely biological nature. But according to ecologist Mark Vellend, this sort of ...

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

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An international team led by the Clínic-IDIBAPS-UB along with the Institute of Cancer Research, London, has developed a new ...

Evolution naturally produces the fittest living things for a given environment, but labs can speed up that process to uncover how cells respond to specific pressures. These directed evolution ...

A new platform combines rational protein design with continuous evolution to discover functional molecules more efficiently. In medicine and biotechnology, the ability to evolve proteins with new or ...

The world of cells is surprisingly noisy. Each cell carries unique genetic information, but when we try to measure cellular ...

Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.