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Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates
Scientists have an ambitious
new strategy for untangling
the evolutionary history of
humans and their biological
relatives: Create a genetic ... > full story
Inefficient Selection: New Evolutionary Mechanism Accounts For Some Of Human Biological Complexity
A painstaking genomic and
proteomic analysis has found
a new evolutionary mechanism
that accounts for some of
the biological complexity of
... > full story
A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome
Why do crosses between two
species often yield sterile
or inviable progeny (for
instance, mules emerging
from a cross between a horse
... > full story
New Wrinkle In Ancient Ocean Chemistry
Geoscientists have
corroborated evidence that
oxygen production began in
Earth's oceans at least 100
million years before the
Great Oxidation Event (GOE).
The researchers analyzed 2.5
... > full story
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Charles Darwin Really Did Have Advanced Ideas About The Origin Of Life
November 2, 2009 — When Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species 150 years ago, he deliberately avoided the subject of the origin of life. This, coupled with the mention of the 'Creator' in the last paragraph of ... > full story -
Novel Evolutionary Theory For The Explosion Of Life
October 27, 2009 — The Cambrian Explosion is widely regarded as one of the most relevant episodes in the history of life on Earth, when the vast majority of animal phyla first appear in the fossil record. However, the ... > full story -
First Inhabitants Of Canary Islands Were Berbers, Genetic Analysis Reveals
October 26, 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 -
Volcanoes Played Pivotal Role In Ancient Ice Age, Mass Extinction
October 26, 2009 — Researchers here have discovered the pivotal role that volcanoes played in a deadly ice age 450 million years ago. Perhaps ironically, these volcanoes first caused global warming -- by releasing ... > full story -
Ancient Bison Genetic Treasure Trove For Farmers
October 23, 2009 — Genetic information from an extinct species of bison preserved in permafrost for thousands of years could help improve modern agricultural livestock and breeding programs, according to ... > full story -
Tool-making Human Ancestors Inhabited Grassland Environments Two Million Years Ago
October 21, 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 -
Time In A Bottle: Scientists Watch Evolution Unfold
October 19, 2009 — A 21-year experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, ... > full story -
Seeing Blue: Fish Vision Discovery Makes Waves In Evolutionary Biology
October 17, 2009 — Researchers have identified the first fish known to have switched from ultraviolet vision to violet vision, or the ability to see blue light. The discovery is also the first example of an animal ... > full story -
New Type Of Flying Reptile: Darwin's Pterodactyl Preyed On Flying Dinosaurs
October 14, 2009 — Researchers have identified a new type of flying reptile, providing the first clear evidence of an unusual and controversial type of ... > full story -
Banded Rocks Reveal Early Earth Conditions, Changes
October 12, 2009 — The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwestern United States and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the ... > full story
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