In collaboration with colleagues from international partner institutions, researchers at the University of Cologne have ...

Unlike spiders and scorpions, sea spiders didn’t go through ancient genome duplications, making them a rare window into how ...

Scalp folliculitis is irritation of hair follicles on your scalp, ranging from mild and temporary to severe and chronic. Keeping your scalp free of build-up and thoroughly cleaning shaving tools ...

Demodex mites are tiny eight-legged parasites that mostly live in hair follicles and oil glands on your face, neck, or chest. As alarming as this may sound, they’re generally harmless.

The microscopic dust mite also turns out to be a peculiar example of evolution “in reverse”—or more precisely, despecialization. National Geographic Creative/Getty ...

Evolution without sex: How mites have survived for millions of years. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250124154219.htm ...

They show that the key to evolution without sex in oribatid mites may lie in the independent evolution of their two chromosome copies – a phenomenon known as the ‘Meselson effect’.

Scalp folliculitis is a skin rash that can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, or mites. Mild cases often clear up on their own, but your symptoms may sometimes get worse without treatment.

Microscopic "nipple" mites that make whoopie on people's faces may soon "become one with humans," according to a skin-scrawling study published in the journal "Molecular Biology and Evolution." ...

Microscopic mites living within hair follicles have been with modern humans since our earliest days. Their evolution mirrors divergences in ancient human populations. According to new findings ...

Genetic study of house dust mites demonstrates reversible evolution. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 03 / 130308093424.htm. University of Michigan.