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Posted January 9, 2012:

• Simpler Times: Did an Earlier Genetic Molecule Predate DNA and RNA?

Posted January 8, 2012:

• Evolution of Complexity Recreated Using 'Molecular Time Travel'

Posted December 27, 2011:

• New Theory Emerges for Where Some Fish Became Four-Limbed Creatures

Posted December 22, 2011:

• Genetic Study of Black Chickens Shed Light on Mechanisms Causing Rapid Evolution in Domestic Animals
• Cultural Diversification Also Drives Human Evolution

Posted December 21, 2011:

• 'Head-First' Diversity Shown to Drive Vertebrate Evolution

Posted December 20, 2011:

• Human Skull Is Highly Integrated: Study Sheds New Light on Evolutionary Changes

Posted December 19, 2011:

• Chinese Scientists Announce the First Complete Sequencing of Mongolian Genome

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Close Family Ties Keep Cheaters in Check: Why Almost All Multicellular Organisms Begin Life as a Single Cell
• Shape, Fit of Reproductive Organs Evolve Quickly and in Concert, Leaving Size Behind
• Scientists Discover Second-Oldest Gene Mutation

Posted December 14, 2011:

• Follow Your Nose: Compared to Neanderthals, Modern Humans Have a Better Sense of Smell

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Birds Caught in the Act of Becoming a New Species

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Why Aren't We Smarter Already? Evolutionary Limits on Cognition

Posted December 6, 2011:

• New Horned Dinosaur Announced Nearly 100 Years After Discovery

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Acquired Traits Can Be Inherited Via Small RNAs

Posted November 24, 2011:

• Ancient Environment Found to Drive Marine Biodiversity
• Spiders, Webs and Insects: A New Perspective on Evolutionary History

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Studying Bat Skulls, Evolutionary Biologists Discover How Species Evolve

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Mutants With Heterozygote Disadvantage Can Prevent Spread of Transgenic Animals

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Evolution During Human Colonizations: Selective Advantage of Being There First

Posted October 31, 2011:

• Shared Genes With Neanderthal Relatives: Modern East Asians Share Genetic Material With Prehistoric Denisovans

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Researchers Complete Mollusk Evolutionary Tree

Posted October 20, 2011:

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

Posted October 19, 2011:

• Young Human-Specific Genes Correlated With Brain Evolution

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Caveman Politics: Has Our Violent History Led to an Evolved Preference for Physically Strong Political Leaders?

Posted October 10, 2011:

• Sexual Selection by Sugar Molecule Helped Determine Human Origins, Researchers Say

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Lungfish Provides Insight to Life on Land: 'Humans Are Just Modified Fish'

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Do Long-Lived Crops Differ from Annual Crops in Their Genetic Response to Human Domestication?

Posted September 25, 2011:

• Invasion of Genomic Parasites Triggered Modern Mammalian Pregnancy, Study Finds

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Climatic Fluctuations Drove Key Events in Human Evolution, Researchers Find

Posted September 19, 2011:

• Not Just Skin Deep: CT Study of Early Humans Reveals Evolutionary Relationships
• Continents Influenced Ancient Human Migration, Spread of Technology
• Experts Discover Oldest DNA Regulatory Region Known to Date in Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Posted September 16, 2011:

• Previously Unknown Ocean Bacteria Lead Scientists to Entirely New Theories

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Human-Chimp Evolutionary Divergence: Methylation and Gene Sequence Co-Evolved, Study Suggests

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Woolly Mammoth's Secrets for Shrugging Off Cold Points Toward New Artificial Blood for Humans

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Evolution Keeps Sex Determination Flexible

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Endangered Horse Has Ancient Origins and High Genetic Diversity, New Study Finds

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Circadian Clocks in a Blind Fish
• Jumping Gene's Preferred Targets May Influence Genome Evolution

Posted September 5, 2011:

• Ancient Humans Were Mixing It Up: Anatomically Modern Humans Interbred With More Archaic Hominin Forms While in Africa

Posted September 4, 2011:

• Mystery of Disappearing Bird Digit Solved?

Posted August 31, 2011:

• First Lizard Genome Sequenced: Green Anole Lizard's Genome Sheds Light on Vertebrate Evolution

Posted August 29, 2011:

• From Mild-Mannered to Killer: Study Explains Plague's Rapid Evolution and Sheds Light on Fighting Deadly Diseases
• How an 'Evolutionary Playground' Brings Plant Genes Together

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Interbreeding Between Modern Humans and Evolutionary Cousins Gave Healthy Immune System Boost to Human Genome, Study Finds

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Discovery of a 160-Million-Year-Old Fossil Represents a New Milestone in Early Mammal Evolution

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Ancient 'Daddy Long Legs' Revealed in 3-D Models
• Ancient Wild Horses Help Unlock Past

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