(Erik Karits/Unsplash) Cockroaches tend to be thought of as the creatures that keep on living through anything, in part due ...

It’s easy to see why horizontal gene transfer would be common among microbes. They often live in complex communities that are ...

Genes aren't just transferred from parents to their offspring. Nature has found other ways to pass on genetic information, ...

Most animals straightforwardly inherit their genetic material. DNA passes from parent to offspring, generation after generation, creating the biological continuity that links families, populations and ...

Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.