We share the planet with a huge diversity of plants and creatures. But we can see similarities between organisms that live continents apart or are very different in other aspects. One reason for this ...

The work, according to the team lead, demonstrates strong potential of AI technology in resolving complex biological issues.

Chinese researchers use AI to uncover how different species independently evolve similar traits through convergent evolution.

Convergent evolution—where distinct species independently evolve similar traits or functions, such as the wings of birds and ...

As might be expected, convergent evolution of specialised phenotypes does occasionally involve co-option of the same or related genes – referred to as molecular convergence. So, although eyes have ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

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