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Gene Expression In Alligators Suggests Birds Have 'Thumbs'
The latest breakthrough in a
120 year-old debate on the
evolution of the bird wing
was just published. Bird
wings only have three
fingers, having evolved from
... > full story
Short RNAs Show A Long History: MicroRNAs Found In Animals That Appeared A Billion Years Ago
MicroRNAs, the tiny
molecules that fine-tune
gene expression, were first
discovered in 1993. But it
turns out they've been
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Roman York Skeleton Could Be Early TB Victim
The skeleton of a man
discovered by archaeologists
in a shallow grave on the
site of the University of
York's campus expansion
could be that of one of
... > full story
New Ant Species Discovered In The Amazon Likely Represents Oldest Living Lineage Of Ants
A new species of blind,
subterranean, predatory ant
discovered in the Amazon
rainforest is likely a
descendant of the very first
... > full story
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Anthropologists Develop New Approach To Explain Religious Behavior
September 10, 2008 — Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed ... > full story -
Childbirth Was Already Difficult For Neanderthals
September 9, 2008 — Neanderthals had a brain at birth of a similar size to that of modern-day babies. However, after birth, their brain grew more quickly than it does for Homo sapiens and became larger too. ... > full story -
Trichoplax Genome Sequenced: 'Rosetta Stone' For Understanding Evolution
September 8, 2008 — Molecular and evolutionary biologists have produced the full genome sequence of Trichoplax, one of nature's most primitive multicellular organisms, providing a new insight into the evolution of all ... > full story -
Long-held Assumptions Of Flightless Bird Evolution Challenged By New Research
September 7, 2008 — Large flightless birds of the southern continents -- African ostriches, Australian emus and cassowaries, South American rheas and the New Zealand kiwi -- do not share a common flightless ancestor as ... > full story -
New Evidence Debunks 'Stupid' Neanderthal Myth
August 26, 2008 — New research has struck another blow to the theory that Neanderthals became extinct because they were less intelligent than our ancestors. The research team has shown that early stone tool ... > full story -
Tracing Origins Of Critical Step In Animal Evolution: The Development Of Nerves
August 22, 2008 — Researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution -- the development of ... > full story -
Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome Sequenced From 38,000-year-old Bone
August 8, 2008 — The complete mitochondrial genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal has been sequenced. The findings open a window into the Neanderthals' past and helps answer lingering questions about our ... > full story -
Schizophrenia: Costly By-product Of Human Brain Evolution?
August 5, 2008 — Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed ... > full story -
Brain Morphology Of Homo Liujiang Cranium Fossil Detailed With 3-D CT Scan
July 21, 2008 — High-resolution industrial computed tomography was used to scan the Homo Liujiang cranium fossil, and the three-dimensional virtual brain image was reconstructed. The brain morphology of Liujiang is ... > full story -
Europe's Ancestors: Cro-Magnon 28,000 Years Old Had DNA Like Modern Humans
July 16, 2008 — Some 40,000 years ago, Cro-Magnons -- the first people who had a skeleton that looked anatomically modern -- entered Europe, coming from Africa. Geneticists now show that a Cro-Magnoid individual who ... > full story
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