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Hazelnuts: New Source of Key Fat for Infant Formula That's More Like Mother's Milk
May 23, 2012 — Scientists are reporting development of a healthy "designer fat" that, when added to infant formula, provides a key nutrient that premature babies need in high quantities, but isn't available in ... > full story -
Modern Dog Breeds Genetically Disconnected from Ancient Ancestors
May 21, 2012 — Cross-breeding of dogs over thousands of years has made it extremely difficult to trace the ancient genetic roots of today's pets, according to a new ... > full story -
Colorful Butterflies Increase Their Odds of Survival by Sharing Traits
May 16, 2012 — Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to new genetic ... > full storyMore: -
Refugees from the Ice Age: How Was Europe Repopulated?
May 8, 2012 — Scientists have used DNA analysis to gain important new insights into how human beings repopulated Europe as the Ice Age relaxed its ... > full story -
Scientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped Our Brains Become 'Human'
May 3, 2012 — Scientists have shown that an extra copy of a brain-development gene, which appeared in our ancestors’ genomes about 2.4 million years ago, allowed maturing neurons to migrate farther and ... > full storyMore: -
Shedding Light on Southpaws: Sports Data Help Confirm Theory Explaining Left-Handed Minority in General Population
April 25, 2012 — Lefties (only ten percent of the general population) have always been a bit of a puzzle. Researchers have now developed a mathematical model that shows the low percentage of lefties is a result of ... > full story -
Forensic Science Used to Determine Who's Who in Pre-Columbian Peru
April 22, 2012 — Analysis of ancient mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) has been used to establish migration and population patterns for American indigenous cultures during the time before Christopher Columbus sailed to the ... > full story -
Polar Bears Evolutionarily Five Times Older and Genetically More Distinct: Ancestry Traced Back 600,000 Years
April 20, 2012 — Polar bears evolved as early as some 600,000 years ago, according to a new study. Scientists show the largest arctic carnivore to be five times older than previously thought. The new findings on the ... > full story -
Chimpanzee Ground Nests Offer New Insight Into Our Ancestors' Descent from the Trees
April 16, 2012 — The first study into rarely documented ground-nest building by wild chimpanzees offers new clues about the ancient transition of early hominins from sleeping in trees to sleeping on the ground. While ... > full story -
Why Are Action Stars More Likely to Be Republican?
April 10, 2012 — Study explores how men's mental faculties continue to respond to their physical strength and fighting ... > full story
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