Origin of Life News

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Human-Chimp Evolutionary Divergence: Methylation and Gene Sequence Co-Evolved, Study Suggests

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Woolly Mammoth's Secrets for Shrugging Off Cold Points Toward New Artificial Blood for Humans

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Evolution Keeps Sex Determination Flexible

Posted September 7, 2011:

• Endangered Horse Has Ancient Origins and High Genetic Diversity, New Study Finds
• Evidence for a Persistently Iron-Rich Ocean Changes Views on Earth's Early History

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Jumping Gene's Preferred Targets May Influence Genome Evolution

Posted September 5, 2011:

• Ancient Humans Were Mixing It Up: Anatomically Modern Humans Interbred With More Archaic Hominin Forms While in Africa

Posted September 3, 2011:

• Rock Rafts Could Be 'Cradle of Life'

Posted September 1, 2011:

• Woolly Rhino Fossil Discovery in Tibet Provides Important Clues to Evolution of Ice Age Giants

Posted August 31, 2011:

• Humans Shaped Stone Axes 1.8 Million Years Ago: Advanced Tool-Making Methods Pushed Back in Time
• First Lizard Genome Sequenced: Green Anole Lizard's Genome Sheds Light on Vertebrate Evolution

Posted August 29, 2011:

• Black Death Bacterium Identified: Genetic Analysis of Medieval Plague Skeletons Shows Presence of Yersinia Pestis Bacteria
• From Mild-Mannered to Killer: Study Explains Plague's Rapid Evolution and Sheds Light on Fighting Deadly Diseases
• How an 'Evolutionary Playground' Brings Plant Genes Together

Posted August 25, 2011:

• Interbreeding Between Modern Humans and Evolutionary Cousins Gave Healthy Immune System Boost to Human Genome, Study Finds

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Discovery of a 160-Million-Year-Old Fossil Represents a New Milestone in Early Mammal Evolution

Posted August 23, 2011:

• Ancient 'Daddy Long Legs' Revealed in 3-D Models
• Ancient Wild Horses Help Unlock Past

Posted August 21, 2011:

• Oldest Fossils on Earth Discovered

Posted August 18, 2011:

• Three Waves of Evolutionary Innovation Shaped Diversity of Vertebrates, Genome Analysis Reveals

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Most Primitive Living Eel Discovered: Creating a New Species, Genus and Family of Animal

Posted August 16, 2011:

• Nature Reaches for the High-Hanging Fruit: Tools of Paleontology Shed New Light on Diversity of Natural Plant Chemicals
• Breathing New Life Into Earth: Evidence of Early Oxygen in the Oceans of Our Planet

Posted August 11, 2011:

• Hidden Soil Fungus, Now Revealed, Is in a Class All Its Own

Posted August 9, 2011:

• Study Builds on Plausible Scenario for Origin of Life on Earth
• New Insights Into the How the Powerhouse of the Cell Works

Posted August 8, 2011:

• Billion-Year-Old Piece of North America Traced Back to Antarctica

Posted July 27, 2011:

• Reservoirs of Ancient Lava Shaped Earth

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Mitochondria Share an Ancestor With SAR11, a Globally Significant Marine Microbe
• Newly Discovered Gene Sheds Light on the Evolution of Life on Earth

Posted July 22, 2011:

• Fool's Gold Gives Scientists Priceless Insight Into Earth's Evolution

Posted July 21, 2011:

• Butterfly Study Sheds Light on Convergent Evolution: Single Gene Controls Mimicry Across Different Species

Posted July 13, 2011:

• African and Non-African Populations Intermixed Well After Migration out of Africa 60,000 Years Ago, Genome Studies Show

Posted July 11, 2011:

• Genetic Switch for Limbs and Digits Found in Primitive Fish: Before Animals First Walked on Land, Fish Carried Gene Program for Limbs

Posted July 7, 2011:

• Evolution and Domestication of Seed Structure Shown to Use Same Genetic Mutation
• Ancestry of Polar Bears Traced to Ireland

Posted July 5, 2011:

• Interaction Is Critical for the Evolution of the Language

Posted June 30, 2011:

• Unearthing the Appearance of Ancient Animals: X-Ray Technique for Determining Fossil Pigmentation Patterns
• X-Rays Reveal Patterns in the Plumage of the First Birds
• Pigment Patterns from the Prehistoric Past

Posted June 29, 2011:

• New Fossils Demonstrate That Powerful Eyes Evolved in a Twinkling

Posted June 27, 2011:

• Student Publishes Case for Faster, Less Expensive DNA Analysis

Posted June 22, 2011:

• New Theory on Origin of Birds: Enlarged Skeletal Muscles

Posted June 21, 2011:

• Cutting Edge Training Developed the Human Brain 80,000 Years Ago

Posted June 13, 2011:

• Life-History Traits of Extinct Species May Be Discoverable, Large-Scale DNA Sequencing Data Suggest

Posted June 9, 2011:

• Asteroid Served Up 'Custom Orders' of Life's Ingredients
• Meteorite Holds Clues to Organic Chemistry of Early Earth
• Adjustable Valves Gave Ancient Plants the Edge

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