According to DNA studies, the iconic trees first arose ... Baobabs are known as "the tree of life" or "upside down tree" for their strange shapes and longevity. They are in trouble because of ...

From this, the DNA can be extracted ... Mark Blaxter, who leads the Tree of Life project, says: "When the human genome was sequenced, it changed the way we do human biology forever.

Students use both morphology and analysis of DNA sequences to identify relationships ... us understand how evolution has shaped life on Earth. Deep Tree: Students explore an interactive tree ...

Oak trees have genetic flexibility that allows them to solve ecological problems. But even they will need our help to survive ...

DNA is the molecular basis of heredity ... public database of fully sequenced genomes from all branches of the tree of life, thanks to decades of work by researchers like William Astbury, Rosalind ...

To help you explore this tree and understand ... our version of the game of life. Start by building your own phylogenetic trees by analyzing the traits and DNA that characterize selected species.

Scientists have compiled the world's oldest family tree from human bones interred at a 5,700-year-old tomb in the Cotswolds, UK. Analysis of DNA from the ... later in the use life of the tomb ...