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Scientists Fix Bugs In Our Understanding Of Evolution
June 24, 2008 — What makes a human different from a chimp? Researchers have come one important step closer to answering such evolutionary questions correctly. In the current issue of Science they uncover systematic ... > full story -
Heritage Of A Deadly Disease Pinpointed With Help From Iceland's Genealogical Database
June 23, 2008 — Scientists have used Iceland's genealogical database to trace the ancestors of patients suffering from hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy. Analysis shows that the deadly mutation in the ... > full story -
New Discovery Proves 'Selfish Gene' Exists
June 22, 2008 — A new discovery provides conclusive evidence that the "selfish" gene does exist. In studying genomes, the word "selfish" does not refer to self-centered behavior but rather to the blind tendency of ... > full story -
Male Homosexuality Can Be Explained Through A Specific Model Of Darwinian Evolution, Study Shows
June 18, 2008 — An Italian research team found that the evolutionary origin and maintenance of male homosexuality in human populations could be explained by a model based around the idea of sexually antagonistic ... > full story -
Shallow Water Corals Evolved From Deep Sea Ancestors
June 18, 2008 — New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. Stylasterids, or lace corals, diversified in deep waters before ... > full story -
Life's Raw Materials May Have Come From The Stars, Scientists Confirm
June 13, 2008 — Scientists have confirmed for the first time that an important component of early genetic material which has been found in meteorite fragments is extraterrestrial in origin. The finding suggests that ... > full story -
Genetic Mutation Linked To Walking On All Fours
June 4, 2008 — What are the genes implicated in upright walking of humans? The discovery of four families in which some members only walk on all fours may help us understand how humans, unlike other primates, are ... > full story -
Evolution Of An Imprinted Domain In Mammals
June 3, 2008 — A new PLoS Biology article investigates the evolution of genomic imprinting in a specific region of the mammalian genome. The work shows that different regions became imprinted at different times ... > full story -
Altruism In Social Insects Is A Family Affair
May 30, 2008 — The contentious debate about why insects evolved to put the interests of the colony over the individual has been reignited by new research from the University of Leeds, showing that they do so to ... > full story -
Authentic Viking DNA Retrieved From 1,000-year-old Skeletons
May 28, 2008 — Although "Viking" literally means "pirate," recent research has indicated that the Vikings were also traders to the fishmongers of Europe. Stereotypically, these Norsemen are usually pictured wearing ... > full story -
Ancient Amphibian: Debate Over Origin Of Frogs And Salamanders Settled With Discovery Of Missing Link
May 21, 2008 — The description of an ancient amphibian that millions of years ago swam in quiet pools and caught mayflies on the surrounding land in Texas has set to rest one of the greatest current controversies ... > full story -
New Tool To Understand Evolution Of Multi-domain Genes Developed
May 18, 2008 — Computational biologists have for the first time tackled the dilemma of how to study the ancestry of multidomain genes, which encode an important class of proteins called multidomain proteins that ... > full story
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