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Mysterious Snippets Of DNA Withstand Eons Of Evolution
Small stretches of seemingly
useless DNA harbor a big
secret, say researchers at
the Stanford University
School of Medicine. There's
one problem: We don't know
... > full story
Key To Rapid Evolution In Plants: Reproduce Early And Often
Researchers have harnessed
the power of 21st century
computing to confirm an idea
first proposed in 1916 --
that plants with rapid
reproductive cycles evolve
... > full story
Sequencing Thousand And One Genomes
Researchers report the
simultaneous completion of
the first genomes of wild
Arabidopsis thaliana strains
as part of the 1001 Genomes
Project. ... > full story
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
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Remembrance Of Tussles Past: Paper Wasps Show Surprisingly Strong Memory For Previous Encounters
October 3, 2008 — With brains less than a millionth the size of humans', paper wasps hardly seem like mental giants. But new research shows that these insects can remember individuals for at least a week, even after ... > full story -
New Fish Species May Emerge Because Of How Females See Males
October 2, 2008 — Eye color and hair color play a role in human partner choice, but visual stimuli can also determine mating preferences in the animal kingdom. In many species, the male's fortunes in the mating stakes ... > full story -
Short RNAs Show A Long History: MicroRNAs Found In Animals That Appeared A Billion Years Ago
October 2, 2008 — MicroRNAs, the tiny molecules that fine-tune gene expression, were first discovered in 1993. But it turns out they've been around for a billion years. MicroRNAs and piRNAs, two classes of small RNAs ... > full story -
Extinct May Not Be Forever For Some Species Of Galapagos Tortoises
October 2, 2008 — Yale scientists report that genetic traces of extinct species of Galapagos tortoises exist in descendants now living in the wild, a finding that could spur breeding programs to restore the ... > full story -
New Life Found In Ancient Tombs
October 1, 2008 — Life has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found growing on the walls of the ... > full story -
Meat-eating Dinosaur From Argentina Had Bird-like Breathing System
September 30, 2008 — The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing ... > full story -
New Astroviruses Identified In Bats
September 30, 2008 — New research suggests that bats are reservoirs of a newly identified group of astroviruses, a significant agent of diarrhea in many species including ... > full story -
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From One Laying To Another, The Female Collembolan Adapts Its Eggs To Environmental Constraints
September 27, 2008 — Reproductive plasticity -- the ability of individuals to modify their reproduction and the characteristics of their progeny according to environmental or social conditions -- is a crucial factor in ... > full story -
Genome Of One Of World's Most Common And Destructive Plant Parasites Sequenced
September 25, 2008 — Scientists have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites -- Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil-dwelling worm known more ... > full story -
Primordial Fish Had Rudimentary Fingers
September 23, 2008 — Tetrapods, the first four-legged land animals, are regarded as the first organisms that had fingers and toes. Now researchers can show that this is wrong. Using medical x-rays, they found rudiments ... > full story
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