The official body charged with virus classification has released four new principles that bring order to the viral world. This provides a unified framework that will enable all viruses to be ...

In a recent article published in PLOS Biology, a team of 45 virologists, evolutionary biologists, bioinformaticians, and structural biologists from around the world arrived at a consensus on virus ...

Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and lessons for other species-rich clades Legume phylogeny and classification in the 21st century: Progress, prospects and ...

How shotgun metagenomic sequencing profiles both community composition and functional potential, and what host DNA and depth requirements it imposes.

Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

Taxonomy is the science of classification according to a predetermined system, with the resulting catalog used to provide a conceptual framework for discussion, analysis or information retrieval. The ...

When a brand new species is discovered in fossil form that closely resembles one that went before, the case is described as an Elvis taxon – it's all about "lookalikes" GETTING to grips with the ...