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Retrovirus in the Human Genome Is Active in Pluripotent Stem Cells
January 23, 2013 — A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in pluripotent stem cells. The discovery, which may help explain how these ... > full story -
Previous Unknown Fossilized Fox Species Found
January 23, 2013 — Researchers have discovered a 2-million-year-old fossil fox at Malapa, South Africa, in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site. The previously unknown species of fox has been named Vulpes ... > full story -
A Relative from the Tianyuan Cave: Humans Living 40,000 Years Ago Likely Related to Many Present-Day Asians and Native Americans
January 21, 2013 — Ancient DNA has revealed that humans living some 40,000 years ago in the area near Beijing were likely related to many present-day Asians and Native ... > full story -
Learning the Alphabet of Gene Control
January 17, 2013 — Scientists have made a large step towards the understanding of how human genes are regulated. They have now identified the DNA sequences that bind to over four hundred proteins that control ... > full story -
Earliest Sea Cow Ancestors Originated in Africa, Lived in Fresh Water
January 16, 2013 — A new fossil discovered in Tunisia represents the oldest known ancestor of modern-day sea cows, supporting the African origins of these marine ... > full story -
A History Lesson from Genes: Using DNA to Tell Us How Populations Change
January 9, 2013 — Researchers have developed a software model that can infer population history from modern ... > full story -
Time Pressure Enhances Thrill of Auctions
January 3, 2013 — Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or ... > full story -
Did Lucy Walk on the Ground or Stay in the Trees?
December 31, 2012 — Researchers have investigated tree-climbing behavior of modern hunter-gatherers to elucidate our fossil ancestors' terrestrial versus arboreal ... > full story -
Fluctuating Environment May Have Driven Human Evolution
December 26, 2012 — A series of rapid environmental changes in East Africa roughly 2 million years ago may be responsible for driving human evolution, according to researchers at Penn State and Rutgers ... > full story -
Fine Hands, Fists of Fury: Our Hands Evolved for Punching, Not Just Dexterity
December 19, 2012 — Men whacked punching bags for a new study that suggests human hands evolved not only for the manual dexterity needed to use tools, play a violin or paint a work of art, but so men could make fists ... > full storyMore:
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