Chinese Academy of Sciences
Our middle ear may have evolved from fish gills
Embryonic and fossil evidence proves that the human middle ear evolved from the spiracle of fishes. However, the origin of ...
Ancient DNA confirms our African roots — and reveals how Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans ‘continually mixed’
This year is the 20th anniversary of sequencing the human genome. In honor of this event, a research team led by ...
CRISPR-edited wheat could cut China’s toxic weed killer use
Chinese farmers are facing worsening problems with jointed goatgrass (Aegilops tauschii) – a close relative to wheat – growing in ...
