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World First Discovery: Genes From Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Function In A Mouse
May 20, 2008 — Researchers have extracted genes from the extinct Tasmanian tiger, inserted it into a mouse and observed a biological function -- this is a world first for the use of the DNA of an extinct species to ... > full story -
Platypus Genome Explains Animal's Peculiar Features; Holds Clues To Evolution Of Mammals
May 7, 2008 — The duck-billed platypus: part bird, part reptile, part mammal -- and the genome to prove it. Scientists have decoded the genome of the platypus, showing that the animal's peculiar mix of features is ... > full story -
Dwarf Cloud Rat Rediscovered After 112 Years
May 1, 2008 — Scientists rediscovered the highly distinctive greater dwarf cloud rat, last seen in 1896. Thought to be extinct, Carpomys melanuru has never before been discovered in its natural habitat. It has ... > full story -
For Good Or Ill, Ireland Gains Another Mammal Species
April 28, 2008 — A mammal has been discovered living in Ireland, which has never been seen there before. The shrew, which has been spotted in Tipperary and Limerick, is only the third new mammal to be found on the ... > full story -
Dinosaurs Probably Lacked Tissue To Generate Heat
April 23, 2008 — Scientists have discovered why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialized to generate heat. There is a surprising implication that the same lack of heat-generating tissue may have ... > full story -
Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice
April 23, 2008 — The loss of sea ice due to climate change could spell disaster for polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals. Sea ice is the common habitat feature uniting these unique and diverse Arctic ... > full story -
Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study
April 14, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's ... > full story -
Selenium Supplements May Not Be Needed, Study Suggests
April 4, 2008 — Selenium, an 'essential trace element' often included in multimineral supplements, may not be as important as once thought. Although this trace element is essential in the diet of humans, it seems ... > full story -
Researchers To Develop Ocean Sanctuary 'Noise Budget' To Evaluate Potential Impact On Marine Life
April 1, 2008 — Buoys equipped with underwater microphones and other sensors will be on duty in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts for the next 30 months, recording sounds ... > full story -
Climate Change And Human Hunting Combine To Drive The Woolly Mammoth Extinct
March 31, 2008 — Climate models together with population models provide quantitative evidence that the combined effects of climate change and anthropogenic pressures can explain the extinction of the woolly ... > full story
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