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'Hobbits' Are a New Human Species, According to Statistical Analysis of Fossils
November 19, 2009 — Researchers have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy humans dwarfed by disease. Using statistical analysis on skeletal remains of a ... > full story -
Why Can't Chimps Speak? Key Differences In How Human And Chimp Versions Of FOXP2 Gene Work
November 11, 2009 — If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies ... > full story -
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced
November 5, 2009 — Scientists have decoded the genome of the domestic horse, revealing a genome structure with remarkable similarities to humans and more than one million genetic differences across a variety of horse ... > full story -
Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates
November 4, 2009 — Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: Create a genetic menagerie made of the DNA of more than 10,000 vertebrate ... > full story -
Clearer View of How Eye Lens Proteins Are Sorted
November 3, 2009 — New research reveals how proteins that are critical for the transparency of the eye lens are properly sorted and localized in membrane bilayers. The study analyzes how interactions between lipid and ... > full story -
The Entwined Destinies Of Humankind And Leprosy Bacteria
November 2, 2009 — Leprosy still affects hundreds of thousands of people today throughout the entire world. An international team has traced the history of the disease from ancient Egypt to today and in doing so has ... > full story -
A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome
October 26, 2009 — Why do crosses between two species often yield sterile or inviable progeny (for instance, mules emerging from a cross between a horse and a donkey)? New research suggests that the solution to this ... > full story -
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Quick And Easy Diagnosis For Mitochondrial Disorders
October 22, 2009 — Soon you could be genetically screened for mitochondrial disorders quickly and comprehensively. Researchers outline an innovative clinical diagnostic test for the early identification of a wide range ... > full story -
First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals
October 21, 2009 — Researchers have carried out molecular genetic analysis of the Y chromosome (transmitted only by males) of the aboriginal population of the Canary Islands to determine their origin and the extent to ... > full story -
Tool-Making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
October 20, 2009 — Researchers report the oldest archaeological evidence of early human activities in a grassland environment, dating to two million years ago. The article highlights new research and its implications ... > full story
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