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Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
The duck-billed platypus:
part bird, part reptile,
part mammal -- and the
genome to prove it.
Scientists have decoded the
... > full story
Early Human Populations Evolved Separately For 100,000 Years
Over 600 complete mtDNA
genomes from indigenous
populations across the
continent were analyzed and
the data provided surprising
... > full story
Neanderthals Speak Again After 30,000 Years
An anthropologist has
reconstructed vocal tracts
that simulate the sound of
the Neanderthal voice. Using
50,000-year-old fossils from
France and a computer
... > full story
Ancient DNA: Reconstruction Of The Biological History Of A Human Society
Archaeologists have
reconstructed the history of
the evolution of human
population and answered
questions about history,
... > full story
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Genetics Confirm Oral Traditions Of Druze In Israel
May 8, 2008 — DNA analysis of residents of Druze villages in Israel suggests these ancient religious communities offer a genetic snapshot of the Near East as it was several thousands of years ago. The Druze harbor ... > full story -
Technique Traces Origins Of Disease Genes In Mixed Human Populations
April 9, 2008 — Researchers have developed a technique to detect the ancestry of disease genes in mixed human populations. The technique determines how a set of DNA markers shows the ancestral origin of locations on ... > full story -
Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans Found In Europe, 1.2 Million Years Old
April 4, 2008 — Archaeologists have discovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe. The fossil is about 1.2 million years old. That's 500,000 years older than the previous oldest known ... > full story -
Upright Walking Began 6 Million Years Ago, Thigh Bone Comparison Suggests
March 21, 2008 — A shape comparison of the most complete fossil femur (thigh bone) of one of the earliest known pre-humans, or hominins, with the femora of living apes, modern humans and other fossils, indicates the ... > full story -
Skulls Of Modern Humans And Ancient Neanderthals Evolved Differently Because Of Chance, Not Natural Selection
March 20, 2008 — New research adds to the evidence that chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why the skulls of modern humans and ancient Neanderthals evolved differently. The findings may alter how ... > full story -
Micronesian Islands Colonized By Small-bodied Humans
March 11, 2008 — Since the reporting of the so-called "hobbit" fossil from Flores in Indonesia, debate has raged as to whether these remains are of modern humans (Homo sapiens), reduced in stature, or whether they ... > full story -
Chimps May Have A 'Language-ready' Brain
February 29, 2008 — An area of the brain involved in the planning and production of spoken and signed language in humans plays a similar role in chimpanzee communication, researchers report in Current Biology. The ... > full story -
Genome Of Marine Organism Tells Of Humans' Unicellular Ancestors
February 20, 2008 — A ubiquitous but little-known marine organism, the choanoflagellate, is the last one-celled ancestor of humans and provides insight into how cells learned to assemble into multicelled organisms. The ... > full story -
'Junk DNA' Can Explain Origin And Complexity Of Vertebrates, Study Suggests
February 13, 2008 — 'Junk DNA' could hold the secret of the evolutionary origin of complex animals, according to new research. Vertebrates - animals such as humans that possess a backbone - are the most anatomically and ... > full story -
Gene Variants May Help To Distribute The Work Of Evolution Between Men And Women
February 4, 2008 — Scientists have reported the discovery of two common, single-letter variants in the sequence of the human genome that regulate one of the principle motors of evolution. Yet remarkably, the versions ... > full story
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