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Ancient DNA Reveals Europe's Dynamic Genetic History
April 23, 2013 Ancient DNA recovered from a series of skeletons in central Germany up to 7,500 years old has been used to reconstruct the first detailed genetic history of modern ... > full story -
Ethnicity May Influence Antibody Genes: Immunity-Related DNA Sections Could Vary Depending on Ethnicity
April 18, 2013 Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped scientists chart new territory in immunity research. They have discovered that a good number of our antibody genes and, ... > full story -
Evolving Genes Lead to Evolving Genes: Selection in European Populations of Genes Regulated by FOXP2
April 18, 2013 Researchers have designed a method that can universally test for evolutionary adaption, or positive (Darwinian) selection, in any chosen set of genes, using re-sequencing data such as that generated ... > full story -
Family Ties: Completion of Zebrafish Reference Genome Yields Strong Comparisons With Human Genome
April 17, 2013 Researchers demonstrate today that 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related to genes found in the zebrafish and that 84 per cent of genes known to be associated with human disease have a ... > full story -
Fish Prone to Melanoma Get DNA Decoded
April 15, 2013 Scientists have decoded the genome of the platyfish, a cousin of the guppy and a popular choice for home aquariums. Among scientists, the fish are meticulously studied for their tendency to develop ... > full story -
Findings Confirm Early South African Hominins
April 15, 2013 Close examination of the lower jawbone, teeth and skeleton of the hominid species Australopithecus sediba proves conclusively that it is uniquely different from a closely related species, ... > full story -
Tulip Tree Reveals Mitochondrial Genome of Ancestral Flowering Plant
April 15, 2013 The extraordinary level of conservation of the tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) mitochondrial genome has redefined our interpretation of evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants). This ... > full story -
How 2-Million-Year-Old Ancestor Moved: Sediba's Ribcage and Feet Were Not Suitable for Running
April 11, 2013 Researchers have described the anatomy of a single early hominin in six new studies. Australopithecus sediba was discovered near Johannesburg in 2008. The studies demonstrate how our ... > full story -
Fossilized Teeth Provide New Insight Into Human Ancestor: Species Identified in 2010 Is One of Closest Relatives to Humans
April 11, 2013 A dental study of fossilized remains found in South Africa in 2008 provides new support that this species is one of the closest relatives to early ... > full story -
How Au. Sediba Walked, Chewed and Moved
April 11, 2013 The 2-million-year-old fossils belong to the species Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba) and provides "unprecedented insight into the anatomy and phylogenetic position of an early human ancestor," ... > full story
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