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Human Insulin Suppresses Mosquito Immune System: Increasing Cases of Type II Diabetes Could Abet Malaria’s Spread
June 26, 2012 — Human insulin suppresses the mosquito immune system, according to a new article. And while mosquitoes and malaria might seem to go together like baseball and hotdogs, mosquitoes' immunological ... > full story -
Gut Microbes Battle a Common Set of Viruses Shared by Global Populations
June 25, 2012 — The human gut is home to a teeming ecosystem of microbes that is intimately involved in both human health and disease. But while the gut microbiota is interacting with our body, they are also under ... > full story -
Complex Thinking Behind the Bow and Arrow
June 25, 2012 — The bow and arrow have long been regarded as a possible indicator of culture in prehistoric times. Bows and arrows appear to have been in use for some 64,000 years, given evidence from South Africa. ... > full story -
Genomics and African Queens: Diversity Within Ethiopian Genomes Reveals Imprints of Historical Events
June 21, 2012 — Researchers have started to unveil the genetic heritage of Ethiopian populations, who are among the most diverse in the world, and lie at the gateway from Africa. They found that the genomes of some ... > full story -
Uranium-Series Dating Reveals Iberian Paintings Are Europe's Oldest Cave Art
June 14, 2012 — Paleolithic paintings in El Castillo cave in Northern Spain date back at least 40,800 years -- making them Europe's oldest known cave art, according to new research. Scientists found that the ... > full story -
Still Capable of Adapting: Genetic Diversity of 'Living Fossil' Coelacanths
June 14, 2012 — The morphology of coelacanths has not fundamentally changed since the Devonian age, that is, for about 400 million years. Nevertheless, these animals known as living fossils are able to genetically ... > full story -
Putting Parasites on the World Map: Methods Developed to Enable Large-Scale Analysis of Malaria Parasite Genomes from Patient Blood Samples
June 13, 2012 — Researchers have developed a new technique to identify hotspots of malaria parasite evolution and track the rise of malarial drug resistance, faster and more efficiently than ever ... > full story -
Bonobo Genome Completed: The Final Great Ape to Be Sequenced
June 13, 2012 — Scientists have completed the genome of the bonobo -- the final great ape to be sequenced. Bonobos, which together with chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans, are known for their ... > full story -
Where Humans Split from Sharks: Common Ancestor Comes Into Focus
June 13, 2012 — The common ancestor of all jawed vertebrates on Earth resembled a shark, according to a new analysis of the braincase of a 290-million-year-old fossil fish that has long puzzled paleontologists. ... > full story -
Epigenomes of Newborns and Centenarians Differ: New Clues to Increasing Life Span
June 11, 2012 — An international study sheds important new light on how epigenetic marks degrade over time. Since epigenetic lesions are reversible, it would be possible to develop drugs that increase the life span, ... > full story
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