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  Acquired Traits Can Be Inherited Via Small RNAs

  December 5, 2011 — Researchers have found the first direct evidence that an acquired trait can be inherited without any DNA involvement. The findings suggest that Lamarck, whose theory of evolution was eclipsed by ... > full story
• Marine Biology
  Global Warming
  Nature
  Fossils
  Earth Science
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Ancient Environment Found to Drive Marine Biodiversity

  November 24, 2011 — Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record -- but how accurately does that reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on ... > full story

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  • Ancient Environment Led to Earth's Current Marine Biodiversity
• Spiders and Ticks
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  Spiders, Webs and Insects: A New Perspective on Evolutionary History

  November 24, 2011 — The orb web, typical of a large number of spider species, has a single evolutionary origin, according to molecular phylogenetic research. The study presents the hypothesis that the diversification of ... > full story
• New Species
  Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Nature
  Wild Animals
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  Studying Bat Skulls, Evolutionary Biologists Discover How Species Evolve

  November 23, 2011 — A new study involving bat skulls, bite force measurements and scat samples collected by an international team of evolutionary biologists is helping to solve a nagging question of evolution: Why some ... > full story
• Genetically Modified
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  Life Sciences
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  Mutants With Heterozygote Disadvantage Can Prevent Spread of Transgenic Animals

  November 21, 2011 — Genetically modified animals are designed to contain the spread of pathogens. One prerequisite for the release of such organisms into the environment is that the new gene variant does not spread ... > full story
• Human Evolution
  Evolution
  Anthropology
  Charles Darwin
  Early Humans
  Cultures
   
  

  Evolution During Human Colonizations: Selective Advantage of Being There First

  November 3, 2011 — The first individuals settling on new land are more successful at passing on their genes than those who did not migrate, according to new ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Early Humans
  Cultures
  Origin of Life
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  Shared Genes With Neanderthal Relatives: Modern East Asians Share Genetic Material With Prehistoric Denisovans

  October 31, 2011 — During human evolution our ancestors mated with Neanderthals, but also with other related hominids. Researchers have now shown that people in East Asia share genetic material with Denisovans, who got ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
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  Marine Biology
  Trees
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  Researchers Complete Mollusk Evolutionary Tree

  October 26, 2011 — Researchers have compiled the most comprehensive evolutionary tree for mollusks to date. Their analysis surprisingly places two enigmatic groups, cephalopods and monoplacophorans, as sister clades. ... > full story
• Apes
  Cultures
  Evolutionary Biology
  Nature
  Behavioral Science
  Early Humans
   
  

  Culture in Humans and Apes Has the Same Evolutionary Roots, Researchers Show

  October 20, 2011 — Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, researchers have demonstrated that great apes also have the ability to learn socially and pass them down through a ... > full story
• Evolution
  Human Evolution
  Intelligence
  Early Humans
  Brain Injury
  Anthropology
   
  

  Young Human-Specific Genes Correlated With Brain Evolution

  October 19, 2011 — Young genes that appeared since the primate branch split from other mammal species are expressed in unique structures of the developing human brain, a new analysis ... > full story

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