Of all the creatures that have ever sent a person screaming out of a kitchen, the cockroach has probably earned the most ...

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

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

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

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.

Most animals straightforwardly inherit their genetic material. DNA passes from parent to offspring, generation after ...

The cockroach, reviled around the world for its sickness-causing potential and general creepiness, now occupies an important position in the study of amber fossils thanks to research by an Oregon ...