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Scientists Develop New Computational Method To Investigate Origin Of Life
September 2, 2008 — Scientists have developed a new computational method that they say will help them to understand how life began on Earth. The method has the potential to trace the evolutionary histories of proteins ... > full story -
'Pristine' Amazonian Region Hosted Large, Urban Civilization
August 29, 2008 — They aren't the lost cities early explorers sought fruitlessly to discover. But ancient settlements in the Amazon, now almost entirely obscured by tropical forest, were once large and complex enough ... > full story -
Exploding Chromosomes Fuel Research About Evolution Of Genetic Storage
August 24, 2008 — Research into single-celled, aquatic algae called dinoflagellates is showing that these and related organisms may have evolved more than one way to tightly pack their DNA into chromsomes. Even so, ... > full story -
Manes, Trains And Antlers Explained: How Showy Male Traits Evolved
August 22, 2008 — For Charles Darwin, the problem of the peacock's tail, in light of his theory of natural selection, was vexing in the extreme. A team of Wisconsin scientists has turned from the question of why such ... > full story -
Tracing Origins Of Critical Step In Animal Evolution: The Development Of Nerves
August 22, 2008 — Researchers have traced the origins of one of the most important steps in animal evolution -- the development of ... > full story -
Molecular Sleuths Track Evolution Through The Ribosome
August 19, 2008 — A new study of the ribosome, the cell's protein-building machinery, sheds light on the oldest branches of the evolutionary tree of life and suggests that differences in ribosomal structure between ... > full story -
Surprising Details Of Evolution Of Protein Translation Revealed
August 17, 2008 — A new study of transfer RNA, a molecule that delivers amino acids to the protein-building machinery of the cell, challenges long-held ideas about the evolutionary history of protein ... > full story -
Survival Of The Fittest: Even Cancer Cells Follow The Laws Of Evolution
August 12, 2008 — Scientists discovered the underlying process in tumor formation is the same as for life itself -- evolution. This suggests a molecular "survival of the fittest" scenario plays out in every living ... > full story -
Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome Sequenced From 38,000-year-old Bone
August 8, 2008 — The complete mitochondrial genome of a 38,000-year-old Neanderthal has been sequenced. The findings open a window into the Neanderthals' past and helps answer lingering questions about our ... > full story -
Schizophrenia: Costly By-product Of Human Brain Evolution?
August 5, 2008 — Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed ... > full story -
Diamonds May Have Been Life's Best Friend On Primordial Earth
July 30, 2008 — Diamonds may have been life's best friend. Billions of years ago, the surface of these gems may have provided just the right conditions to foster the chemical reactions believed to have given rise to ... > full story -
'Chicken And Chips' Theory Of Pacific Migration
July 30, 2008 — A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of prehistoric Polynesian contact with the ... > full story
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