Transposable elements are one of the major contributors to genomesize differences in metazoans. Despite this, relatively little is known about the evolutionary patterns of element expansions and the ...

Hydra is a genus of tiny freshwater animals that catch and sting prey using a ring of tentacles. But before a hydra can eat, it has to rip its own skin apart just to open its mouth. Scientists now ...

Hydra is a genus of tiny freshwater animals that catch and sting prey using a ring of tentacles. But before a hydra can eat, it has to rip its own skin apart just to open its mouth. Scientists ...